Most detailed speakers in 1K range?

If you want to buy new speakers for $1000, and want a beautifully detailed speaker for listening to acoustic instruments, I strongly urge you to consider Richard Sequerra's Pyramid Met 7.7. I owned an earlier version of this speaker. They have superb resolution, accurate instrumental timbre, nearly holographic imaging, and do a terrific job of reproducing acoustic instruments. As mini-monitors, they lack the bottom octave, but I'm not sure you will miss it much. Sequerra sells his speakers directly, and the price is $990 plus shipping. The Pyramid 7.7 was reviewed by Sam Tellig in the July 2000 issue of Stereophile mag.

Without a doubt the Meadowlark Kestrel is a PRIME choice in your price range. A used pair of the 'Hot Rod' (biwire with enhanced rigidity) should run about 1K (new $1500) They're floorstanders so they don't need stands, and have adequate bass response (due to transmission-line loading) for most average-sized listening rooms. Give them a listen!

meadowlark hot-rod kestrals are musical speakers, but detailed, they're not. try proac, aerial, dynaudio, ae, meret, for starters. the linn speakers are also more detailed than the meadowlarks.

Try the NHT 2.5i's (but I'd stay away from the older "non-i" versions). They're quite detailed, and have a pretty good reach into the bass as well. The NHT's are definately not for everyone -- they can easily sound a bit bright or scratchy or harsh or "too detailed", especially when driven by "very detailed" equipment. They also have a pretty small sweet spot. Nevertheless, I'd recommend listening to a pair. Can find them on Audiogon for $750 and up.

Used B&W P5 or P6