Hello all. First of all, I must say that I am relatively new to the in-house hifi game. I have a living room that's about 20' x 30' by 8' tall. There are two slants in the ceiling due to the roof. The ceiling is covered in wooden panels, and the floor is tiled.

Anyway, I finally want to get a decent setup, but without spending a ton of money. So I have two ideas:

1) get a used set of Klipsch RF-35 floorstanding speakers, matched with a Pioneer VSX-915, or
2) get 2 new bookshelf speakers from axiom, and a used subwoofer to boot. This would also be matched with the Pioneer.

I listen to more music than film, probably 80/20.

My question is, will the second option provide as much sound as the first in my given space?

For those of you who have experience with both companies, does Axiom eclipse Klipsch in sound?

I'd appreciate any input!