$1000-$2000 Floor-standing speakers for larger room w/NAD 326bee


I’m looking for a set of floor-standing speakers for our main listening room. They will be 2 channel music only. They need to be "cat safe" (no fabric on front, or removable grills), able to fill a larger room (20x15 with vaulted ceiling) with decent volume (typical max listening level is 85-90db but a lot of listening is at low volume as well) and efficient enough for a NAD326BEE. Budget is ~$1000-$2000 for the pair. My old speakers in the room were open baffle design (Hawthorne Audio Duets) and I did like the relatively open sound stage they provided. I may move them to a different room or just sell them (they’re too wide for our current configuration in the room and they aren’t too high on the "cat safe" scale). I have a couple of Polk TSi400’s in the room now as "placeholders" until I decide on a permanent pair. Minimum distance between speakers is about 8-10 feet and listening position is about 10 feet from the speakers. The speakers will need to be within about of the wall behind them. The floor is carpeted.

Music is a mix of Jazz, Classic Rock and Classical and sources are turntable and streaming from a Roon server. I live in the Atlanta metro area and

I’ve been out of the speaker hunting game for a while so any suggestions would be very much appreciated!
ruleof72
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"My room and listening dimensions are very similar to yours. I found a fantastic deal on fully upgraded Tekton Pendragon's for $1,800 barely pre-owned".

Barely pre-owned? Is that like almost pregnant? LOL!
Exactly like barely pregnant!  They were less than 6 months old and mint condition. 
@jbhiller Have you listened to the PSB X2T? They seem like a viable budget-friendly option compared to the T2. I plan on listening to some PSB's at a local dealer here in the next week or two but any input you could give on the sound would be great.
In this thread there are many who like the softer sound of PSB and some who like a livelier sound of many of the others.  You need to go listen to some stuff and figure out what your flavor is.  I've owned PSB for the bedroom system, but they didn't do it for my wife and I.  I have close friends who swear by them and love them.  That's what makes this hobby wonderful.  Flavors and colors for all.  Totem would be another good one to listen to along side the PSB's.  One of my favorite dealers in CT, Take 5, carry both of them.  Both make a very attractive speaker if that matters to you.  

The Tektron's are also a different type.  Question, are the grills of a speaker the only thing that the cat will go after?  Will they try to scratch the cabinets or exposed drivers?  I guess for me, I'd be scared to death of them taking a driver or more out, lol. 
funny story ( now )

we took a pair of MMG in trade which was a small win against our cross town arch rival and because our backwalls were pretty highly damped they never did sparkle, so on a whim i bought them from store owner
came home to find GF cat hanging stuck to panels
( btw they sounded freaking fantastic in our 10’ ceiling brick townhouse)
said to GF declaw the cat
she moved out the next week...