Most detailed speakers in 1K range?

Try Apogee, for example the Slant 6, Centuar, or even better, the Stage. Astonishingly open (especially the Stage & Slant 6), requires a fair amount of fussing with cables & room position as well as a GOOD 100 watt amp but worth every penny. Good luck

If you can stretch your budget just a little, you might find a pair of used Merlin TSM-SEs on Audiogon for around $1200. These are certainly "at the expense of bass", but what you get is certainly worth it!

Read SoundStage! current issue testing norwex B-2 Nisse on their web site: www.soundstage.com. Click on Audio. Also visit our web site: http://norwex.homepage.com. These are $995 a pair new in black or white lacquer; $100 more in red oak, walnut or mahogany real wood veneer. Are these the easiest High-End speakers to live with? Should you have interest in norwex after this, contact Harald Aasland at our e-mail adress above.

...yes i read the review, and ACI Sapphire "blew" them away in a/b test. Also, Epos 12...should be taken in consideration, probably THE most detailed in it's price range.

Well, Eldragon, I guess it is how you read a review, when you say ACI Sapphire "blew them away". True, Mr. Potis preferred his reference Sapphire speaker to norwex B-2 Nisse in some areas, but he also said:"Treble performance from the B-2 was very good and a touch sweeter and smoother than ...Sapphire." And later he again comments about the treble performance compared to the Sapphire this way:"With the Sapphire III...the vocal sibilants were harder and more irritating." Personally I get very quickly tired when I hear too much treble energy. But, it is probably just a matter of personal taste. Also keep in mind that the B-2 Nisse was specifically designed to be placed close to a wall (bookshelf, wall unit, wall brackets, floor stands placed close to the front wall). Try that with Sapphire for comparison. Harald Aasland