Chrisrn,
I hafta agree with you on all points. I've a Vienna arrangement for my HT (Mozart mains, Maestro center and Waltz rears - using Rel Strata Sub). I chose a floorstander only because I thought we would use it for music when entertaining - proven to be only about 3 times a year, and for background music only. An equivalent system could have been installed for less had I not been a audio geek (and loved the look and sound of the Viennas).
One thought... I haven't rented/purchased any DVD Music videos or SACDs (the HT is the only system that can play them). If there is a different speaker setting which would be more hi-fi than the video settings when spinning these disks then floorstanders may still be applicable.
I hafta agree with you on all points. I've a Vienna arrangement for my HT (Mozart mains, Maestro center and Waltz rears - using Rel Strata Sub). I chose a floorstander only because I thought we would use it for music when entertaining - proven to be only about 3 times a year, and for background music only. An equivalent system could have been installed for less had I not been a audio geek (and loved the look and sound of the Viennas).
One thought... I haven't rented/purchased any DVD Music videos or SACDs (the HT is the only system that can play them). If there is a different speaker setting which would be more hi-fi than the video settings when spinning these disks then floorstanders may still be applicable.