Wow, the Paradigm Reference Studio 20 v5 looks AWESOME !!! At $800 each (i don't like buying second hands and prefer the look of the v5) it exceeds the $1000 budget a bit, but i'm really tempted...
If i go with something like this, how much budget would i need for a good amp ?? I'm not the kind of guy who spend a lot of time equalizing and playing with different settings, but i want to get the maximum out of my speakers. It would need to be compact, as i would put it under or inside my desk.
Lastly, bad news about the Subwoofer, i would have to spend at least $600CAD+tx on it. I got an answer from the US retailer, and with all the shipping/importing fees it would end up being the same price for me.
So i'm not sure if it's worth it. Maybe i should open a different thread for the subwoofer once i made my final choice for the speakers.