My 2 cents? I would keep an eye on your local craigslist "for sale" section and buy a good pair of used vintage speakers, you'll get more speaker for your money.
Before I bought my Zu Omens last year I walked into a Best Buy Magnolia room to see what they had, very disappointing to say the least, especially at the $500 range ($250 per speaker). (By the way, the Zu Omen's would be a great choice; great sounding speaker, high efficiency, and I believe they have a 30 day return policy; they were around $1200 for the pair)
I check Craigslist almost every day for audio equipment, I'll even search using the term "audiophile"... I'd definitely only entertain add's posted by individuals that are willing to demo the speakers.
Some great speakers pop up every day / week, give it a shot!
Before I bought my Zu Omens last year I walked into a Best Buy Magnolia room to see what they had, very disappointing to say the least, especially at the $500 range ($250 per speaker). (By the way, the Zu Omen's would be a great choice; great sounding speaker, high efficiency, and I believe they have a 30 day return policy; they were around $1200 for the pair)
I check Craigslist almost every day for audio equipment, I'll even search using the term "audiophile"... I'd definitely only entertain add's posted by individuals that are willing to demo the speakers.
Some great speakers pop up every day / week, give it a shot!