Raidho X-1

Great small speaker which sounds like a great small speaker, total mistake, given your room size, You need a much larger full range speaker with bass augmentation.

It is a mistake to think that just because you have subwoofers you can achieve a seem less blend, this is the reason why most of the worlds best speakers are full range.

The very fact that a designer knows how and why to crossover a specific driver is why a full range speaker tends to sound like an integrated sound source.

If you like a transparent and fast loudspeaker there are many good choices with those speakers being full range loudspeakers.

It is also way easier to integrate a full ranges speakers bass roll off with a subwoofer then a mini monitor.

Great small speakers for great small speakers. Personally I would not recommend using such a setup for such a large room, you have three big problems:

1: Small Raidho speakers can not play loud enough for such a large room.

2: If you use a crossover you will most likely kill the sound of the speakers

3: It is very hard to get a seem less match with a mini monitor and subwoofer, made even harder by the speed and articulation of the Raidhos.

Best advice get a great small floor stander which will go low enough for an easy hand over to a subwoofer with an acoustic crossover.

1: Small Raidho speakers can not play loud enough for such a large room.

That really depends how loud you need to go

2: If you use a crossover you will most likely kill the sound of the speakers

My Rel and most others have built in crossovers

3: It is very hard to get a seem less match with a mini monitor and subwoofer, made even harder by the speed and articulation of the Raidhos.

Have to agree regarding Raidho's. They are a very fast sounding speaker. I mentioned that in my previous post but for me it is acceptable. You should have no problem getting a sub to integrate seamlessly with a monitor unless the sub has some crazy crossover points and or the sub can't be moved around to get the phasing/timing right (don't want the sound from the sub leading or lagging the main speakers).

thanks for the insightful responses - i appreciate the commentary.

@ audiooracle - yes, i agree that full range, floorstanding speakers would be preferred, however, my domestic situation is such that i need to get the speakers off the floor entirely - no floorstanding speakers, no standmounts. the speakers will be placed atop a long console table. given those restraints, i am looking for a great sounding speaker that can, with some bass augmentation, play well in my room. we don't listen terribly loud very often - low to moderate most of the time - no paint peeling, ear bleeding SPLs is not necessary.

any suggestions for a monitor that is fast, dynamic, and very detailed would be appreciated. the raidho and wilson duette have been mentioned, as well as a few from KEF.

the speakers will be placed atop a long console table

Bad for Raidho. They need to be de-coupled to sound the best. There are 4 ball bearings on the top plate of the stand along with 4 more bearings in the feet for my D1's. Plus the stands themselves wobble (gasp) by design. If your serious about the X1's you really need to hear them first especially since they would be on top of a table.