Looking at your picture, I find myself joining others here in wondering if either towers or bookshelves on stands wouldn't be the most immediately beneficial improvement for audio.

ugh I hope no one is thinking "what an idiot!"

seriously though, I didn't have much of a choice and I had the speakers before I had a plan for the room. But I tend to agree. A nice pair of B&W floor speakers would be sweet.

Nah, no idiocy at all! Most of us around here find ourselves working with architectural, decor, and family-induced limitations of our environment that often rule out certain options, and it's always good to kick around ideas with others to see what has been done before that might work again (or what failed miserably before, for that matter). Besides, it's fun to help spend somebody else's money on new toys.

Gonk is exactly right. Good luck finding any hifi or HT nut who hasn't learned from past decisions. It's what makes all this stuff fun!
Frankly I'd hate to be so rich I could just spend $100,000 on the ultimate system. Where would you go from there?!

do you guys think that with no extra power, something like a full size tower like this one might be "too much" for a room? Is there such a thing? Considering no extra room treatments at this time...I'm thinking the relatively inexpensive B&W 705's on one hand, or the XT4's:

http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.models/label/Model%20XT4

These are some pretty speakers. I have to find a dealer and bring a couple CD's. This could really open up my music listening.

Nice. Definitely do some auditioning for sure. My only concern would be the low end in such a slim enclosure but you're pretty much covered with your sub and the 1070's bass management options.

The WAF should be reasonable - those models are very stylish... although I don't see a lot of aluminum in your current setup. The leaning appears to be more towards the warmth of wood. Perhaps a trend that should be continued?

You and I were thinking along the same lines Cybermynd. After I posted this, I took a close look at the DM604S3, and at $1500/pair, they look like a good solution at almost half the cost.

Some people even say the 604's bass is heavy (the classical aficionados esp.), but I figure I can use the bass management on the 1070 to handle that stuff. I really want a nice 3-way in the B&W family.

plus that leaves some money for the other item on the wishlist - a bigger display.

Those XT4's are pretty wild looking, and certainly shouldn't be "too much" for your space. Neither option would be too much, in my opinion. Like Cybermynd, I'd suggest doing just what you are thinking about apready - load up some CD's and go listen to both.

Agreed, the XT4's are really sweet. However, I'm also looking pretty closely at the B&W 604 S3's, which are a really good price.

All this said, I sat and watched "25th Hour" tonight on the setup and was really into the sound, in such a way that I wondered why I'd spend more money. For those of you familiar with this movie, check out the club scene when they all finally get to the bar and the dance floor is going. The bass, the echoing of the turntable playing...fantastic. Life w/ the Outlaw is good