Quadraphonic system, La Scala question

Hi, all. I am hesitant to post as my system setup is kinda strange (to most). First, I am into quad (vinyl and 8 track -try not to laugh, but the discreteness of 8 tracks is great). I have two quad setups in my home and actually 3 quad receivers among them. The other day, I was listening to Edgar Winter Group (They only come out at night, to be specific) in my second (lesser) quad room based on a Marantz 4430 receiver and Akai quad 8 track player with four Sansui SP-1500 speakers (in awesome shape). I was really loving the sound, so took my 8 track to my main system in my den (favorite room). Now, I am a pig, so I have in my main room two simultaneous setups. I have a home theater setup with all Axiom speakers and sub and center fed into a Yamaha rxv-2600 receiver and I enjoy a 50 inch DLP tv I just went into debt for. I also have my SACD/DVD-A, other cd players and tivo/directv fed into that receiver. But, for listening, I have a QuadBob restored Sansui 9001 receiver (double awesome) which I pass through from the Yamaha some source material using the straigt or pure button). I have a Rega P-25 turntable for stereo and SQ and QS quad listening and a Marantz 6300 turntable and AT cart/stylus for listening to CD-4 albums plugged in through the Sansui (and a Marantz CD-400 decoder). The quad setup includes 2 Klipsch La Scalas for front channels and 2 Heresys for rears. Now, I love them and have for a few years, so here is my quandary: I took that 8 track and put it in my big listening room with the La Scalas (yes - I have multiple quad 8 track player/recorders) and was dismayed by the thin, harsher not impactful at all sound coming from my Klipsch's after listening to the old lower-fi (even in their day) sansui speakers in my living room. I've never done a room to room type comparison, so was shocked at the difference in sound. The Marantz receiver hasn't even had any type of upgrading, but has a nice rich sound with those Sansui speakers. The Klipsch La Scalas have the AL crossovers update and while kinda bright never sounded so thin as with this particular tape. Well, I played some albums today while reading for hours on this site searching for some new speakers to replace the Klipschs, and they actually sounded fine. But, now I'm convinced I am missing some warmness. So I looked at info. on Paradigm Reference Studio 100s, B&Ws, and some Spendors (as well as Von Schweikerts since the guy I bought the La Scalas from upgraded to these, though he does miss the Klipsch's a bit). So, can anybody help me with such a decision? I know I'm probably a mid-fi girl compared to what I read here, but I want the best bang for the buck. I happen to like the look (they are beautifully finished) of the La Scalas and don't mind their size, but I do like bass too (and it is there, but the brightness is bright). I listen to a variety of music, mostly 70s since I'm into quad, and I like multi-channel SACD and DVD-A as well as my DTS encoded cds of quad source material. I also listen to XM off the satellite. I love everything from Grand Funk to P-Funk to Chase to Deodato to Paul Simon to Carpenters to Herb Alpert to Ted Nugent to Mancini to Aerosmith, yadda yadda. I live in South Carolina and don't have too many high end stores to shop from for higher end audio. The Spendors seem like a line of speakers I'd like as I feel like I'd like more bass, but I'd also like to turn up the volume to like 5 or 6 on the Sansui (that's pretty loud for the receiver) on occasion, though I would like a high quality sound at lower volumes too. And, here's the rub - I still love the La Scala's except for this episode I described, but now feel it may haunt me. I know the Sansui speakers driven by the Marantz are good at the little volume I used, but if I cranked it up, they'd sound much more distorted (and they have had no updating, so I'm just hoping they keep on working). And, I guess I could somehow combine my home theater with my audio, but I'd rather have my quad speaker setup go directly into the Sansui and then of course, how do I find something to replace the La Scalas and presumably the Heresy's (for a more matched up quad system)? I know this is rambling (shouldn't drink while typing) and I know this is not your calibre of "hifi," but would any of you have any suggestions? I love the warmth of my Sansui receiver, but I fear its warmth may not compensate for the now perceived brightness of my La Scalas. And, by the way, I love the sound of the Axioms in my home theater setup (if that helps you gauge my tolerance for brightness or whatnot). Well, if you have any suggestions, especially if you get what I'm trying to achieve, I would appreciate it. As I said, I'm sure this is quite the anomoly of postings, but I hope some of you appreciate the quad aspect of my listening hobby. When the quad is good, I really can have a soundstage across the front and indeed all around! If I weren't into quad, I'm quite sure I'd be a real audiophile and tinker and tinker with that two channel sound that I also happen to have an affinity for. Wish I could have an awesome stereo setup in tandem with the rest!! I used to have Adcom GFA 555s and such, but sold them to my brother as I couldn't really tell the sound difference. Oh well that is a whole nother can of worms. Thanks in advance and thanks for persisting to the end of this!
Laura (chapin99)