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~$4,000 home theater + music system?

I’m trying to put together a home theater and music system that’s within my budget and fits in my 16’ x 17’ living room. Here’s what I’ve come up with:

Two PSB Imagine T2 tower speakers for the right and left front:
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_760IGNT2BA/PSB-Imagine-T2-Tower-Black-Ash.html


One PSB Imagine XC center channel:
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_760IMNXC/PSB-Imagine-XC.html?cc=07


Two PSB Imagine XB bookshelf speakers for the right and left back / surround:/
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_760IMNXB/PSB-Imagine-XB.html?cc=07
Total cost at Crutchfield (buying everything "scratch and dent"): ~$4,000

I’ve already bought the TV and receiver:
TV: LG Electronics OLED65C7P 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2017 Model)
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V679BL 7.2-Channel MusicCast AV Receiver with Bluetooth (90 watts / channel)

This is (I hope) an upgrade from my current system of two 33-year-old Snell J speakers (yes, the original J’s). I originally loved the Snells for their ability to clarify the midrange in songs so I could finally understand Elvis Costello’s lyrics. In terms of music, the vast majority of what I’ll listen to is songs -- rock, blues, pop, show tunes, underground, rap, country -- where the vocals / lyrics are the most important thing to me.

I'm looking for sound that’s especially good in the midrange, and is overall smooth and flat (not bass-heavy). I never crank my music or home theater -- I listen at quite sedate volumes. I’d appreciate any comments about the above system, especially focused on bang for the buck in terms of home theater and the kind of music I like.

And this is probably a dumb and unanswerable question, but I’d love to hear guesses as to whether songs are going to sound at least as good on this system as the Snell Js.

Thanks for helping out a guy with a limited budget. I can only drool over the systems usually discussed here.
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Auxinput: here is your quote, "the PSB speakers are very warm and full in the midrange, but they are warm and soft sounding and will not have the clarity of the Snell (this is due to the polypropylene drivers used for midrange and bass). Don’t get me wrong, they are very pleasant speakers to listen to, but they may not have the clarity and resolution you are looking for.

Sorry very wrong, we sold Snells for years, the PSB are way better and their cones are made out of clay not polypropelene. 

The PSB are very good imagers, and are quite warm with good clarity, we are big fans of the Dali loudpeakers the Opticon 6 are amazing sounding and are a terrific buy they are less expensive then the PSB Imagine series and combine warmth with detail, at $2,500.00 a pair they are a fantastic buy. We have a client with an entire Dali home theater and he is delighted with them. 

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ 
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