Full range or sub/sat ?

Too many variables to judge; if you have the space, a floorstander could be better. I have seen/heard many (even with wide baffles) show great soundstage and imaging.

I think the room plays the most important part in the decision, with personal (spouse/family/visual) constraints obviously up there, too.

BTW, the system you describe sounds sweet :-) I used to have a British/Musical Fidelity A1, small, hot class A 25 watt integrated. ANYTHING I hooked up to it just sounded real sweet. One of my favorite combo's was this driving a pair of Acoustic Research M1 monitors (the one's TAS liked), along with a Systemdek turntable. Simple system, and made music so well !

Kg, what kind of music do you listen most often? If mostly amplified jazz, blues or rock i would suggest monitor-sub combo.

If your room is big, sat-sub tandem is not for you

Sounds like you have made your decision...find a speaker you like...such as Spicas(which I used to own)...and if you crave lower end extension...get a good sub...I would opt for no sub vs. a cheap one...but hey...thats me...happy holidays...

Also...on pure cost...the Vandersteen model one floorstander is a great deal...and goes deep enough that one doesnt feel they are missing much....

As rediculous as it may sound. I actually would do floorstanders WITH a pair of subwoofers.