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Question on home theater/music listening set up

Hey all! I am new to the forums. I was introduced by another member here and I have to say I am blown away by the amount of information on here. 

My question lies in the 7.1/7.2 surround sound systems. I will utilize my setup to watch movies, tv, and when I have the house to myself I love to put on some older 80's rock and sit and enjoy the setup. I love to dabble in classical music and for some strange reason I love horns. I am a big lord of the rings and game of thrones fan, and during battle scenes with drums, horns, ect I want to feel it in my soul haha. I love what I currently have, but I am trying to polish out what I have. I am open to suggestions on any brands that may go well with what I have now. My price point is primarily the used market. If you could just suggest the speakers you think would compliment the system I can attempt to find the best deal on those as possible. 

My current setup is as follows:

Speakers:
Polk Audio SDA-1A
Polk Audio SDA-2
Velodyne Minivee 8
Monitor Audio MR center channel

Receiver-
Denon AVR-3803

Power Conditioner-
Belkin AP41300-10

I have looked into ELAC, B&W, MIRAGE, PARADIGM, SVS, Ect trying to find something I like and I finally figured I should open it up to you amazing individuals to lend me a hand. 

Thank you in advance!
joshwest90
joshwest90 OP
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Haha. Send me pricing and info. 
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gillatgh
381 posts
 
My 2cents FWIW, them old Polk SDAs are awesome for their age.  They will blow many away with their soundstage. That said, they really can be improved upon by a relatively low expense room treatment and optimization. Why do I say this? My HT system was set up around vintage Polk. SRS-SDA 3.1TL,  CS350LS,  FX500I. A subwoofer will really help here. After room treatment I was IN and part of the action on the screen. Used it for both HT and 2Ch and never regretted the cost of the treatment. Just sayin!
joshwest90 OP
7 posts
 
If I wasn’t in a rental house currently while finishing engineering school I would look into room treatments. My main goal was to just polish out what I had and then start hearing more toward room treatment and go from there. Wasn’t sure if I should try and add a pair of speakers with a more designate bright tone since the polks cover what I feel is a good warm tone. I’m looking at adding another sub for more depth and rumble. 
soix
8,949 posts
 
For what you're looking for and the music you listen to, a BIG +1 for ATC speakers.  Power and dynamics second to none IMHO. 
joshwest90 OP
7 posts
 
anyone heard the Polk audio sda-crs? wonder if i should round everything out with another set of SDA's
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