Marakanetz is correct. You only have to pick the sound you like. Sub/Sat gives you the freedom to place the bass exactly where you want it and place the mid/tweet where they image the best. This assumes a very high quality sub and careful crossover. The floor standing speaker for your room should work well with it 3-5 feet into the room and your sitting position 9-12 feet away. This is what I prefer. My room is 17' wide and 25' long but there is a grand piano and assorted things behind the listening position. It puts me half way back in the room so there is no problem with reflections off the back. It is a little like sitting 15 rows back in the concert hall. I have floor standers for 2 channel and cross over at 80 Hz with the subs for SACD and Blu-ray. Your room could be used this way if you like. Good luck and be sure to have fun!
Monitors or floor speakers for small room?
I have a rather small room, 22 x 12, lots of glass and a marble floor (partially covered with area rug). I want the best sound that i can get, definition, clarity Etc. I have paradigm signatures (1.0). I would like to buy the dynaudio C-2 signatures but after seeing them think that they are WAY to big for my space (my listening area would be 6-8 ft from them). Question is would a really good pair of monitors give me what i'm looking for. I don't play rock music but want a decent bass-maybe a sub?