Help wanted choosing speakers and subwoofer

Is this for 2-channel or HT? If it's for 2 channel music...

After having used monitors with a sub for many years, I just switched to floorstanders a month ago. Although my floorstander doesn't reach to the lower bowels the way my sub did, what it did uncover was an incredible amount of music and information in the bass I'd been missing all this time. However, the subs you're considering are very good, and may get you the bass quality I had missed.

If space permits, I'd suggest you consider combining your budget for monitor and sub or using 75% of it towards a really good full range speaker and spending the rest on the preamp/amp or on music/movies.

If your question is based on a home theater configuration, you can ignore my recommendation. I think a sub or subs would be essential for high impact movies.

Now, I got the picture Coach. You're an audiophile, music lover at heart that is starting his first home theater.

In that case monitors with a powerful sub might not be best for you. You're idea of using 2CEs with a 2WQ might be just what you're looking for. Not the most powerful set up, but one that will give you good balance and natural bass. In this configuration I'd run the 2CEs set to "full" with the 2WQ on LFE duty. I'm not sure if the 2WQ would be the best choice for movie LFE, but it should mate well with the 2CEs and will probably be relieved of most of the muscial bass duty with the 2CEs running full range.

Others may feel that there are better home theater choices out there for your mains, center and surrounds, but that depends on your listening taste. You know best why you gravitated towards the Vandies and Maggies.

Good luck, it should be fun and interesting!