Dear Jason, For that amount of money, you should think about purchasing used on EBay. My personal recommendation are the Tannoy near field monitors. I have use Tannoys for over 25 years in all sizes and their the best sounding for the buck. Even if you can't afford to buy their powered monitors, you should be able to get a Samson power amp and a pare of Tannoy PBM 6.5 or 8, for around the $400.00 range. Take Care, Sean A. Cummins