If you can afford it, check out Paradigm. You might be able to get two fronts from the Monitor 7 series for close to that. I am not sure what they sell for now.
I have owned Monitors and Reference series speakers before, and my brother has the Signatures. We love the way they sound.
Call General Audio here in town, and ask them what the Monitor 7's sell for these days.
http://www.paradigm.com/en/paradigm/...ronts.paradigm