Also, what amps would you recommend, if I was to upgrade in the future?

I'm sure both speakers are good choices, but I may favor Wayne's suggestions since he's probably listened to more of them than anyone out there.

I did have a concern about my room. I realized that there is a 2ft deep by 3ft 'bay' along the main wall I was going to put the speakers. The side walls are plenty long, but this main wall only has 42" from corner to the start of the cutout. Will this have a drastic effect on the sound quality of the corner horns? It is above your minimum of 36", so I imagine it is workable?

-Ian