Best speakers under $2000 to match with a SET amp?


Hello all,
I live in a small NYC apartment my room is 11' deep, and 12' wide. I own a Unison Research S2K amp that can produce 15 watts ultralinear class a. It's linked with Audience AU24 cables to a Meridian 596 DVD and Von Schweikert VR1 speakers. Time for an upgrade in the speaker department. I listen to a lot of rock, samba, funk, jazz, disco, electronic, and hip-hop. However, I'm not a total bass freak. My room is too small, and I listen at normal levels, afterall I have lots of neighbors. I'm looking for tone, natural tone. That's why I bought a SET amp in the first place. Now I need the speakers to match any ideas?
Thanks to all!
g_goodwin

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I have had two sets of Cain Abbys. I let one pair go, and the 2nd pair is staying. Using the Abbys with the Cain Bailey fills out the bottom when needed. I use the speaker cable from the amp type of connection with the Bailey instead of line-level.

Sounds great at both soft and loud settings. Plays blues, jazz, country, rock, movie soundtracks, etc.

Much more full (Abby only) than the Horn Shoppe Horns I used a year ago, especially at low volumes.

My room is only 8' wide by 14' long, and I use the regular Fostex driver. I got the 2nd hand setup (Abby/Bailey) for $1,850 including shipping.

Sounds great with push-pull EL84 and single ended EL84. I'm keeping my Sam Kim Audio EL84 push pull amp and retiring from the rat race.

Good Luck!