If you're set on separates. Try looking at Outlaw http://www.outlawaudio.com/home.html
They sound very clean and are a good value. They are less expensive because they don't have all of the hype associated with their name brand.


M80's VP150 QS8's Earthquake SuperNova MKV-15
Integra DTR-7.4 Outlaw 755 Outlaw M200's Outlaw ICBM