If you'd consider a self build kit then have a look at the AOS Studio 100 TL XL ATC.
http://www.aos-lautsprecher.de/deutsch/lautsprecher/classic/studio100.html
I recently bought some of these second hand and they are deeply impressive.
They should also come in under your budget with perhaps a little spare change.
Be warned though, they really are BIG much bigger than they look in the pics.
Got a pair of SD1's if you'r interested .not the usual flea-bay tat all the drivers are perfect with just 1 tiny mark on one cabinet but as they are black ash a marker pen hides this easely .As for sound quality I'v owned these for 20 years and just replaced them with monitor audio gx300's thats how good they are but are a bit to big for my current room set up.