If you favor clean sound and not concerned about a deep rich bass, why dont you pair those monitors with tubes ? Tubes will sound great in a room that size and there are some great intergrated tube amps out there. To really stimulate you some are about half the price and they will look great. The Stereophile show is coming to NYC in a couple of months. If I had no equiptment and was interested in this hobby, I would defenitely attend a show.
Its your money you are spending.
Its your money you are spending.