I have a pair of Ohm 1000s in a room a shade larger than yours and use an Aegir with a Lyr as a preamp and am very pleased with the sound. While I'm not in a condo, I'm not a head-banger and 85 dB or so is my max volume. The Aegir gets there nicely with room to spare. I also have a pair of Golden Ear BRX's in the bedroom and the Aegir also works nicely with them.
A pair of new Ohm 1000s is just over your budget at $2,700 but the GE BRXs at $1,600/pair would be under by quite a bit. I think both sets of speakers are great buys at their price points.