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Speaker upgrade to go with new Arcam AVR 600?

I am in the process of upgrading my home theater. Replaced my Onkyo 605 with the Arcam AVR 600. Have Paradigm V5 monitors right now,pair of titans,cc 290,and a pair of mini monitors that I use as surrounds. I want to do floorstanders this time. I am mainly a tv/blu ray watcher,do some videogaming on my PS3. Very little listening to music.I have no problem at all purchasing used speakers.Just trying to get an idea what I should go and take a listen to.
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loomisjohnson
1,958 posts
 
you don't specify a budget, but your avr retails for five grand, so i'm assuming you want something comparably priced. for ht and tv, i'd want to listen to the following, among others:
definitive mythos
psb synchrony (great)
psb imagine (almost as good)
canton vento
martin logan (source package--check out audio advosor)
mirage omd
pdspecl
254 posts
 
Check out QUAD 22L2 speakers.
vicdamone
850 posts
 
These may outclass your receiver but they have become very affordable and they are still serviceable if need be. Finding a few more pairs might might take a few months though. Even today there are only a handful of speakers that share their abilities.
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1272817056&/Avalon-eclipse-
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