Hifi Frank,
I went with the contour series, it is a little out of your price range new, but you may be able to find a demo pair or get a decent discount to get closer to your target range.
There is a track on the Diana Krall live from paris CD, I think the title is "case of you" pretty sure that is a Joni Mitchell song...anyway she has a wetness to her voice as she is singing and when she starts to sing, kinda in the middle of the song. I heard that on a few pairs of speakers, but the Dyns were so pronounced, it blew me away. Try that, you will be shocked how many speakers will completely miss it...
I went with the contour series, it is a little out of your price range new, but you may be able to find a demo pair or get a decent discount to get closer to your target range.
There is a track on the Diana Krall live from paris CD, I think the title is "case of you" pretty sure that is a Joni Mitchell song...anyway she has a wetness to her voice as she is singing and when she starts to sing, kinda in the middle of the song. I heard that on a few pairs of speakers, but the Dyns were so pronounced, it blew me away. Try that, you will be shocked how many speakers will completely miss it...