Good looking Towers for < $2000?

Albireo13 - 
Take a look at and, if possible, give a listen to a pair of Silverline Audio Prelude Plus speakers.  They look very nice with rosewood veneer and slim design.  Even with grills on they are pretty attractive.  They also have excellent sound.  Can do nice deep bass if it's in the recording (e.g., Cosmic Hippo, Black Light Syndrome)....just not into the 20s...least ways not worth talking about.  Sensitive and capable of generating some high dB levels.  Silk dome tweeter.  Very airy with great imaging.  Price is very good too.  I took a gamble and bought a pair un-auditioned from Underwood HiFi.  Very happy I got them.  Maybe there's a sub in the future but I can honestly say it is NOT pressing.  Enjoying them very much as they are.  With your music preferences you might never need one.   

Have passed through the hundred hour mark on the Prelude Pluses.  Finally hooked them up to the tube gear I had bought them to use with (78 wpc EL34 mono blocks; 6H30 & EZ80 rectifier pre-amp).  I am no longer thinking I need to get a sub.  Lower mid-range and bass are fuller with these tubes than I expected and actually seem better than with the much higher powered solid state gear I used during the breaking in period.  Go figure.  I think these Preludes are an amazing bargain.