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Monitor speakers pros/cons

I am looking for general pros and cons to monitor type speakers(ie. not full range) vs the floor standing "fuller" range types. Application being 50% 2ch and 50% HT use. Price range $5000-$10k ish for the front mains. New/used this basic range.

I am wondering if to get a true sub 45hz speaker this range, one might need to spend more. Or with this price range one might be better off going with the monitor speakers. Has anybody dumped a lot of money into monitors, and if so what were the results. Also with general room limitations(less than 600sq feet) are the full size models just an honest over kill, and would the monitors interact with the room better?

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Marty
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p_mmk
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Jameswei summed up things pretty well. However, I think once you get into $5K-10K full range speakers, many image very well.

One question for you. Are you sure about room size? A 600 sq ft room is pretty large. A room that is 30 x 20 is 600 sq feet. Some floor standing speakers may not even be capable of filling a room that large. BTW I've lived in smaller apartments than that!
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