There's a pair of used Thiel CS 2.2's in walnut for $990 at a place called Audio Images in Whitehall, PA (near Allentown, PA) I have had a pair since 1992 and still love them. Mine will shortly be doing duty as the left and right channels for a home theater with, hopefully, Outlaw components very soon. If this is what you might have in mind for the price, then check them out at: http://www.audioimage.com/home.html
I liken mine to being "invisible" at the end of two speaker cables. They can be both subtle when they need to be and rock when they are cranked. Bass is tight and very accurate. Transparent as all get out and I'm still driving them with an old 1st generation Adcom GFA and GFP 555 system which is getting old. This is before product quality, reliability, and performance went to hell with shortcuts. I think that newer equipment, such as from Outlaw, will only improve the sound.