Average Price Spent for Speakers

I am an oddity... Former speakers, bought new Infinity RSIIa for $2,200 in 1984. Sold them for parts last year and got $1,850. cash. Bought a used pair of Magnepan MGIIb for $200 from a area dealer who had even put new socks on. (He used to be a Maggie dealer, but no more)
I am totally happy with my $200 investment.
IF repeat IF I went with something else, I would try a pair of Maggies MG3.6R's used? (local only !!)
Right now I am satified... and am blowing all my cash on LPS...
But maybe next year the 3.6R's
I looked at the Revel F30's and M20's, but the corporate picture going on with that co. made me pause. and I would up with the Maggie MGiibs.
($4,000 is my upper limit for speakers)

Before I went audiophile, my speakers were $50. Since, its been $1000, $1700 and $350, not including the buy-then-return models. Within my cost ceiling, I bought the least expensive model that most satisfied me as far as sound quality and a host of practical issues. The largest issue as far as cost was being buying "new". While there was some comic, newbie confusion during the buying processes (not that much has changed there), there were no close second places, no hard decisions. And I must state speaker cost relative to the rest of the gear was totally out the window for me at the time. I mean, I was using an a $100 Cd changer NAD 314 as a pre for a pair of $1700 speakers. I decided upgrade upchain gear later, which has been fun, not balanced at all, but fun.

Non-o-philes tend to spend a predictable amount on speakers as a funtion of their income, topping out with Bose and minisystems for the poor. Find the cheapest and most expensive speakers at Best Buy and a draw bell curve between them and that would be my guess for what non-philes spend...maybe skewed a little to the left ;)

Before you decide on what to spend on speakers, you must concider what will constitute the rest of the system. In addition what type of sound do you prefer, the orchesteral bloom of a full range floorstander, the pinpoint imaging of a good British(or Italian) two way monitor, or that transparency that only an electrostatic can give. You must also be sure that your choice will satisfy your wide range of tastes. I personally cannot be bothered with purchasing a component and when a better one comes out, sell the old one to purchase the new. If at the beginning you spent some time auditioning, going to shows,
or joining local clubs you will make the right choice & live happly with your purchase. I feel the speaker should be roughly equivalent in price to trhe amplifier.