Used Bookshelf up to $3k

From my perspective, Pindac has some of the most intelligent audio advice on this forum.  

For monitor speakers, my top choice would be BMR Philharmonic Monitors, for around $2200 in a stunning rosewood cabinet.  I have had the following speakers in my rooms over five decades and these Monitors are pretty much end game for me.  Fritz speakers ought to be considered as well as they are outstanding and fairly priced.  The same goes for Buchardt speakers, high performers at their price point.  Cheers.  

List of speakers from 1973 to 2025:

Rectilinear III Highboys (outstanding speakers!)

AR bookshelves

JBL L100 (they contributed to my hearing loss)

Electro-Voice Sentry 100's

Spica TC 40's and TC 50's

JSE Infinite Slope 3's

Goetz MS3 Towers (I had them for 20 years, made by a boutique designer)

KEF LS50 (My least-liked speakers among the bunch, shrill sonically and hard to drive, but I imagine I never ran them in fully)

Von Schweikert V22

Usher BE-718

Totem Hawks

SVS Black Towers

Klipsch Cornwalls (modded to Cornscala's, way too big for my room)

The Clue speakers

Tyler Acoustic's Linbrooks

Joseph Audio RM25XL  (I should have never sold these)

Dynaco A10, A 25, A35

KLH Model 5, 6, 21 and 28?

Blumenstein Orca's

Green Mountain Audio Rio and Eos HX

GR Research LGK

ELAC Debut B6

Dali Zensor 1 and 3's (both outstanding monitors)

Linkwitz Lxmini's 

Spatial Audio M4 Triode Masters

Revel M22

Gallo Strada’s (wonderful little orbs of musicality, in my bedroom system)

Buchardt S400 (very revealing monitors)

CSS Audio 1TD-X monitors DIY

BMR Philharmonic Monitors

Holy Crap!

BTW, Pindac may be the most knowledgable guy in the world on audio, but his delivery needs lots of work. Just sayin.

poor poor troutbum - controlling type are you, it's always somebody else heh.

The Director blaming the Actors for the Movie not being well received

These would be really different. Almost a full range “bookshelf”.

I’ve heard them at a few shows, very impressive for the size. A little over your budget.

 

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650224645-legacy-audio-calibre-in-satin-walnut-veneer-with-boxes/

I was a partner in a regional CPA firm. We were proud in describing our partner group as "relatively jerk free". I guess we can make that claim here.