I am refinishing the baffles of the Carver Amazings, so borrowed a pair of JBL SVA 1600s from Tom to keep me going in the mean time. These speakers sound great! Surprised I had not read up on them before. I have them crossed over at 50Hz to the Rythmik sub. The imaging is excellent (Carver holography helps), very clear and detailed. Very efficient as well (well, almost anything feels efficient when you have lived with 5 foot ribbons for so long).
You can do a lot worse than these JBLs under $500. Recommended.