Looking for a good full range floor stander

If you want stellar sound in your price range I doubt you will beat the Klipsch KPT-942-B THX . Full range fidelity you will be shocked at and very efficient. Made for 200 seat theaters or small auditoriums and to be put into venues that demand great quality sound. It will fill that sized room up louder than you can stand with crystal clear audio. You know lots of people poo-poo these types of speakers and I don't get it. I suppose it is because they have never heard them but you are missing out if you are in the hunt and don't at least find a set to listen to.  I have had systems with the bass bin which does things like Toccata and Fugue in D Minor really well and the K-402 horn I have on my existing system goes from 500hz to 20khz and you will hear things you have never heard before with these.

Oh I forgot to mention this is a true two way system just like you were asking about. It comes with passive crossovers or you can go active which I have discovered is the way to squeeze the best potential out of your system. Talk is cheap and so are anonymous words from someone you don't know. All I can say though is put this system to the test and see what you think.

Lol..  enjoyable read..  lots of good info and opinions. There are many good speakers out there.  How they sound in your room is anybody’s guess except for you. Go after a speaker that matches your room’s needs, your systems requirements, wife acceptance factor.. etc..  narrow it down from there..  Your speakers will reveal your upstream weaknesses, if any, and you can adjust from there. 
Also b sure to understand the placement requirements of some speakers in relation to the the wall, etc..  Have heard many would be great sounding systems compromised by placement due to furniture, shape, etc..
Good luck and enjoy the ride

The speakers also have to be childproof and be able to play insanely loud in a large room without damage and be satisfyingly musical in the evening? There's always something better and the only way to own the 'best' is to decide you like what you have and quit shopping! 

@schubert 

"I've owned over 100 speakers."

Yikes.  I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum; I've owned 2 primary pair in 43 years (Dahlquist DQ10a's, Aerial 10T's).  My selection process was always exhaustive, and I've listened to over 100 speakers, but obviously I stick with the ones I love the most.

I'm both envious of your energy and daunted by the prospect of switching so regularly.  What drives you to change so much?

Where do the rest of you fall in this arena?