I already have the vsx2021 receiver. I live in a house with small rooms and will be moving a couple of years down the track but the rooms will be small again. Only problem is i like loud movies (action, thriller, comedy, sci-fi),and music (any Rock, and light Metal).So because you said " Most of us like to have around 50 watts of overhead power" i would be ok with the 42's to avoid hurting the receiver, . I like the cherry look which does not come with the 42's... would i still be ok with the 52's? would i have to set the receiver to 6ohm setting? as they come set at 8ohm in box. With the subwoofers in these sytems, because they have an internal amplifier, would that help to power the speakers aswell? I will stick with 1 subwoofer, if i feel it does not have enough bass i will get another 1.
My budget for speakers would be somewhere up to $2,500 but $3,000 aud if it is a bit more. The WAF is not worried about it, so that is a plus.