Some that often get mentioned around here as good budget speakers: Paradigm (Atom, Titan -- I've got some of Paradigm's high-end speakers and I love them), Boston Acoustics (there are a number of 1050 users with BA speakers), JBL, and Energy. There are also some regulars around here who will recommend and can offer excellent advise on building your own speakers if that interests you. Any of these options are good, but you might also want to flip through your CD collection and pick out a few songs tat you know well and like that you can use as demo material -- take those discs with you to a dealer and ask to listen to your discs on the speakers that you are interested in.

------------------
gonk -- Saloon Links | Pre/Pro Comparison Chart | 950 Review