I would say stay with the R1s and adjust from there. I moved to LS50 Metas and they are great but they really needed some power and also a KC62 sub with a ~90hz crossover. In the end the biggest factor has been room placement and tuning. With the sub it allows me to pull them 3.5ft from the back and side walls. My amp also does not have to work too hard with the 84db efficiency given that all the bass is directed to the KC62 sub. My next step is more room tuning and the potential of adding another KC62 sub into the mix. For main monitors the R1s should still be great.
Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta
I'm trying to decide. Either would be driven by an Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp and augmented by a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s. Any thoughts or recommendations?