HELP One pair for $2k Recommendations Please

Find a used pair of Energy Veritas 2.4i's. I've owned speakers that cost over 10K and these are better in almost every respect.

In my humble opinion, you should consider Polk Audio LSi 15 speakers. The LSi series is Polk's high-end and God-sent answer to audiophiles who would prefer to spend their money on frivolous things like food, clothing, and college educations. Lot's or reviews on the Web, and also a few interesting discussions here on Audiogon.They go deep, have crystal highs due to their great tweeter, and are gorgeous to boot.A bit on the large side à 45'' high, but they are slim so that they do blend well. This is no flimsy tower you can knock over just touching it. I own these, and they are amazing for the price, will smoke many speakers at 2-3 times the price.
Good luck!

Why not spend a $1000 on a used pair of floor standers and spend the rest on a preamplifier. Then sell the reciever and then buy yourself a subwoofer. Speakers to try in my opinion are Triangles, Quad L series, B&W, JM Lab and Dynaudio. Also maybe try spending time at your local dealers and see what they have.

I'm surprised that no-one has suggrsted the Gallo ReF IIIs.

Thanks guys! I appreciate the help. Keep em' coming!