Floor Stander or Monitor w/ 2 subs? What does the later give up in a large room?

If silverlines aren’t aesthetically pleasing, try in walls or a bose wave radio.

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Ok ok, I’m sorry... My opinion is that a pair of Monitors with a pair of subs should kick butt! I’d suggest getting monitors that play low because Rels are more of a sub bass system... you may have a hole in your freq. response if your monitors don’t play low.  I have a REL S3 snd this is what I am experiencing.  I put another sub in to fill the 40-80hz range that my Totem Arros were lacking in (dynamically).

I hadn’t heard of watkins gen 4 speakers before but they look nice.  You may want to take a quick look at Salk Speakers.  They use high quality drivers as well and look stunning.  Your wife would love the aesthetics! 

I think you could have a fantastic sounding set-up with some monitors and a pair of S5’s but I DON’T think you’ll be getting the midbass thump / smack in the chest type of dynamics that something like a Tekton Double Impact would offer up, obviously.

I think you’d be better off trying to go for a 6.5” midbass driver or larger, in order to try to move more air in that large listening space, but if you already heard the Watkins and like them, go for it!

If you didn’t buy the S5 yet, my local magnolia has an S5 SHO for $1250...

@artemus_5 ,
keep us posted as to what you decide!  We may have other speaker suggestions as well.

I like Sumiko’s as well 👍. I made my brother buy 2 s.9’s to complement his LS50W’s.  I’ve heard people say RELs are superior but I did not find that to be true at all.  
Anyhow, do keep us updated!

@artemus_5 , do me a favor and take 10 minutes and look at the Salk Songbird.  

They are $1695 in a standard veneer and offer more choices of woods and dye’s than any other speaker builder I’ve seen.  You can get any wood with any color dye you want. Pictures do not do these speakers justice!  Glossy Automative finishes are available too.  
His speakers are really gorgeous. On top of that, the Songtowers use the Hiquphon OW-1 tweeter which is supposed to be very musical and a fantastic tweeter!  They’re $250 a piece.  The midbass driver is of high quality as well; the Seas ER15 from their prestige line.  It should be a nice organic sounding midbass driver that would complement the musicality of the Hiquphon well.   Add in a transmission line cabinet and gorgeous cabinets and you have a winner!   

If you are sold on a standmount, look at the Salk Ellis 1801b.  It uses the same $250 Hiquphon OW-1 and pairs it to a $260, 7” Seas W18 midwoofer from Seas Excel line.  These drivers are used in many of the best sounding speakers out there.  The Ellis has $1000 worth of high end drivers in a stunning cabinet for $2300.  Pretty remarkable.