Which Budget Friendly Floorstanders Next?

I don't think the Focal 900 series is a good indicator of what the 700 series are like. The F cone sounds radically different than Polyglass and I don't think they're anywhere near as precise. 
I listened to Golden Ears, the entire Chorus and Aria line from Focal, some Paradigms, ML's, B&W's and some others. The thing with Golden Ears is the AMT tweeter. They all basically sound the same in ways and they most definitely sound hyper-accurate. I bought Focal 936's. I like them a lot and I don't think the 700 even touches them. 

So what type of music do you like?  This may help us with recommendations.  I can tell you that the JBL Studio 570/580/590 are much better than entry level Revel in sound quality just not in looks and finish.  I have owned the Focal 726 also and they just cannot compete with the JBL in any genre of music.  That JBL compression driver is quite special.

Ohm Walsh 2000.  Golden Ear (any model in your budget).  Both are what I would call "different".

Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 with RAAL ribbon tweeter. Seriously impressive, and right within your budget...

+1 on the Sierra 2's!