If you are still looking for speaker recommendations, I'm a fan of some of the 'vintage' Infinity bookshelf speakers - RS-325, RS-3000, etc. You can probably find a pair in the $200 range on craigslist. Might need to refoam the woofers (in which case, you'd buy for well under $200), but that's pretty easy. I'm getting a really nice sound from a gainclone with a pair of the RS-325s.