Lots of options in that range. I was targeting ~$2K for a pair and looked at Aperion, Axiom, Paradigm and Polk. I leaned heavily on Audioholics reviews (Full disclosure: I am not affiliated with them in any way)

Of course there are many others with offerings in this range.

I suggest you look at forum member's signatures as you'll get a flavor for what people actually spent their hard earned cash on.