I'm a big fan of Omega speakers.

https://omegaloudspeakers.com/

I have the Super AlNiCo Monitors, resplendent in Macassar Ebony, and they look and sound fantastic with my UFOs.

Thanks for the reply, CAJames.  Much appreciated!
Yes, those speakers of yours sure are appealing, however a bit above my budget.  One speaker, on my list of considerations so far, is the Omega Super 3 High Output XRS, closer to my budget at $2,295 a pair.  Sure wish I could audition them live though.  Another pair I just started looking at are the KLH Kendalls.  With a sensitivity level of, I believe, 97db they might be a good match.  Seeing how I just ordered the amp, I should have a good amount of time to research speakers.
Thanks again,
George M

I'm using Randy's baffles with a Lii 15'. Site is here: http://www.caintuckaudio.com/.

Running with a Martin Logan Sub and a new Rachael. It's very revealing and liquid. I love it. I listen mainly to acoustic jazz, but that combo will also play Enter Sandman pretty well too for when the spirit hits you. I'm really happy with the setup. Total cost w. the sub (which is not required, IMO, for acoustic jazz) is within your proposed budget. YMMV - I haven't listened to a lot of other systems, so can't give you a good comparative, but I can say I love this system.

Hi,  I'm running Randy's OB, too, along with his bass baffle in addition.  Sounds great.

I'll also mention the Decware DM945's.
They ain't no slouches. And all for a grand.

First, I'd like to apologize to CA James.  Somehow I missed the Monitor section on the Omega website.  I was only looking at the Tower section, where the only pair of Alnicos there cost $4,695.  Thank you for pointing me towards the Monitor section where there are some fine choices within my budget.
So far in, the recommendations seem to be Omegas, Lii, and Decware.  All seem to be fine choices.  All, seemingly very unique. Thanks all!  Sure wish I could hear some in person, though.  
Drew T., sounds like you and I are in the same boat, waiting for our amps and having similar budgets for speakers.  Maybe we can trade our speaker research finds.
Again, thank you all responses!

FWIW I bought both my UFOs and Omegas “sight unheard” and I’m extremely happy with the results.

George M,

I have to agree with previous recommendations about Omega Loudspeaker pairing with SE84UFO amplifiers. I have my SE84UFO powering Omega Super 3 XRS mini tower speakers, in a medium room setup. In choosing speakers to be powered by your SE84UFO2, Omega has different speaker models that will work with your AMP, specific with the room size you have.

Paul

Have you looked at the used market?  For that kind of money there are some incredible sounding speakers if you have the time and patience to research and wait for the right deal.

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Yes, they are setup as balanced monoblocs.

I also own Omega speakers. I've owned a pair of super XRS 3s, and now own Super XRS 8s. Funny thing is, i received delivery of a brand new se84UFO just yesterday. Never owned a tube amp before. So far, it sounds awesome with the 8s....plays way louder than I thought it could. Looking forward to the next few weeks as it burns in but, I'm already super happy with the sound.

Not that the Omega-Decware pairing needs any more support, but I have a SE84UFO and a Mini-Torii. I use Omega 3 XRS and Compact Alnico Monitors with Omega Sub - and have Super3i's waiting to be used in a bedroom system.

Love all three of the Omegas with both of the amps. And they sound good with, god forbid, solid state. I bought them without trying them too and can say they sound lovely - both the alnico and the 3's.

Perhaps explore if any Decware owners are in your neighborhood and take a listen to their setup.  My Decware amps are on the way but ATM I can at least say that the  Caintuck Lii 15 Open Baffles are better than the Heresy IIIs in my current rig.  I live in Richmond, VA.  I bought my Lii 15's sight unseen based on folks here and communicating with Randy.  Very happy that I did!
Bob

I just checked the list.  I guess it's too full yet since I didn't see my name on it yet.  I'll keep looking at and researching speakers, however I don't think I'll be making any purchases until it gets close to delivery time for the amp.  For now I'll keep enjoying my current system which consists of a Willsenton R8 integrated tube amp, a pair of Paradigm 200B speakers and an RSL Speedwoofer sub.
For any interested, I live in the Boston area.

I adore my Ωmega’s and bought them specifically to use with my Decware equipment. Having said this I also added several Klipsch speakers to the stable and at times prefer them due to their higher sensitivity and ability to play louder and the fact that they present completely different than the Omegas. Next will be some open baffles for their own unique presentation, thus the recomendation is yes you should purchase them all slowly.

Thanks for the advice, Nick324.  Looks like you have a nice stable of equipment.
Thanks, also, Rivieraranch.  Looks like we have some similar equipment.  I also have a SL-1200 MK2 turntable and a pair of Sennheiser headphones.  I have the HD660S.  I use the headphones with a Schitt Vali 2 headphone amp and a Schitt Loki equalizer.  I listen to a lot of Youtube music videos so I find the equalizer helps a lot with these.