paradigm + sony da777es

Go for Paradigm but go for Studio 100..you should look for a used one..they sell for 1500...

Studio 60 or maybe 20 and active subwoofer. Studio 100 need a lot of amplifier don't think you would be happy driving them with a receiver.

Size means nothing with power! Look at efficiency. An 89db speaker will require double the wattage of a 92db speaker or 4 times the wattage of a 95db speaker. Some of the little guys waste so much power trying to get good bass out of a 3,4 or 5 inch woofer.
An increase of 10db will double the listening volume: ie a 95db speaker will be twice as loud as an 85db speaker at the same wattage.
By the way, my mini-monitors fill my 15 x 25 living room just fine. I have them crossed over at 120 hz and have 2 substantial subs.

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