306P

JBL 306p studio monitors. They have the 10” subwoofer under the desk as well. I’m kind of a sound nut so I’ll give the long answer if anyone is interested: these were the cheap option for studio monitors but they give a pure reference sound that gives you exactly what was mixed in the studio. Almost

The 306P is actually good if you can’t hear the amp noise. I’ve owned JBL 305P, Focal Shape 65, Genelec 8030C, and 8341A. Would probably go Focal for the more pleasant aesthetics.

For $800 you could get a WiiM Ultra used as a preamp with JBL 306P v2 powered speakers. That would be a banger of a second system.

It’s hard to get «really good» at that price. For connecting to a pc you need either active speakers (with amplifier included) or a separate amplifier. Maybe take a look at the JBL Professional 300 series (305P, 306P, 308P)

1000 can get you the Kali IN-8 on sale right now, you won't beat that. Look at the kali mm6 too. Klipsch Sevens or nines. Jbl 306p, Adam t7v, kali, or the powered klipsch. IN-8 being the best, but all very good. Only the klipsch has a phono input, so the others would require a phono preamp or turnta

Very muddy compared to good speakers. We dont get good speakers at 10-15k. For a 10-15k speaker, this kicks ass, its not reference by any stretch of imagination, you can also tune them by adjusting bass and treble knobs. They are good for what they are. Upgrade from this would be jbl 306p and kali a

Do you need a phono input? For around 400 you can get Kali lp-6 v2 or mm6. Better bass extension, more output, super linear response. Other options include the Adam audio t7v, and the jbl 306p. The klipsch sevens are nice and have that phono input, but are above that price. You can go with the fives

No to the microscopic kef speakers they're overpriced and have horrible low end, very early rolloff at 100hz. Kali audio mm6, or lp6 or lp8, or IN-8. Or jbl 308p / 306p, or Adam audio t7v. All so much better than the anemic kef. That is, if you care about bass and overall dynamics/ output capability