best bang for buck on used ht speakers? maybe b&w?


Ok I might have been going about this ALL wrong. lets start with what i have... b&w cdm 1 bookshelf fronts, a bad center, b&w 602 bookshelf rears, cerwin vega sub. pioneer elite 92txh with pre outs for additional amps (if needed) i was just thinking about upgrading to the matrix or first gen nautilus speakers. maybe floor standing or towers. before i get too caught up in the excitement of buying, what are other good alternative speakers or set ups? towers needed? book shelf and a better sub just as good? what is over kill for only ht setup? i was thinking b&w 800, 801, 802 overkill? what ya got?
baranowski

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at what point does the cost of a newer high end speaker become only something that a special treated high end room would be benefited from? or for that matter something that only a trained high end person would be able to benefit from?
would it be best to get a newer 805 and a good sub. than the used nautilus or s series and keep my older not so good sub? i hear that the highs and mids are better on the book shelf 805's than the higher up of the series. i wouldn't know. i love the 800 to 802 look. but too much for home theater applications? lets face it. the left and right channel in home theater are more about mids and highs, the sub takes the rest anyway. or am i wrong?
speaker set up
b&w
804s fronts
htm4s center
rears?????
cdm1 or 703 floor????? 703 overkill? will the 703 match up with my fronts????
room is 25 by 25 half is used for home theater.
pioneer elite 92txh receiver....
well... i own the cdm and 602's.... was going to craigslist them and the one that doesn't sell i was going to keep.... but then i found the 703 for 1,000. figure i could get more than that out of them if i do not like them.... i am bi camping the fronts for right now... about 260 watts per speaker for right now....