purchasing US made speakers

jacobsen1948,

I understand. I just wanted to point out, in case you are very particular about the subject, that many speakers may have many parts from elsewhere.

For example, Aerial states that drivers, other parts, and some cabinets are largely not manufactured in the U.S.A. Assembly of the final speaker is fully in the U.S.A. while most of the parts seem to be from all over the world.

If you're lucky enough to find them Emerald Physics (open baffle) either 3.4s (which I have) or 2.8s, which I hope to have soon. The 3.4s are crazy good and super efficient, but in my 20 x 40 x 12ft room some music needs more bass, which the 2.8s should provide

Used prices on Acoustic Zen "Crescendos" fall within your price range. 

Charney Audio Companions would be a good fit. Depending on your choice of driver they should fit right into your budget. They are hand crafted in the great state of NJ USA!!

http://charneyaudio.com/

There are nice used pairs of Joseph Audio Perspectives available for around $6k.  Have them sent to Jeff Joseph for latest Graphene upgrade and you’ll have some awesome speaks for around $10k. 

Another option that could save you $$$ is the LSA 20 Statement available new here discounted by the manufacturer for $4500/pr (retail $7k) that includes some nice speaker cables as a bonus.  It’s said they targeted the Perspectives as their performance bogey, and they reach down to a very respectable 25Hz.  Initial reviews of the new LSA models have been stellar, and they offer a 30-day trial, which is really nice.  Hope this helps, and best of luck.