JBL AC26 Ultra Compact 2-way Loudspeaker with 2 x 6.5” LF

If you're willing to go digging around pro catalogs and aesthetics aren't a big deal, I'd seriously look into the JBL AC26:
http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/i...ct-series/ac26

They will blow pretty much anything else away out there in terms of raw performance for the price and the 92 dB SPL/1W/1m sensitivity with 117 dB max should be close enough to THX reference for government work out to ~10' listening position with your typical home A/V receiver. You should be able to get them for a bit over $800/ea with an offline quote from somebody like John Schuermann (drop him a PM here).


http://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-speakers/2340049-best-lcr-under-2000-a.html