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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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Baran:

I nearly have the same as you and upgraded over time. I have the Pioneer Elite 94TXH as it had 140 wpc for my 602s..I bought a pair of CDM 7NTs and replaced those fronts with those CDMs and it made the world of difference especially in the bass dept. I was also lucky enought to score a B&K reference 200.7 (seven channels at 200 wpc) to use pre outs on the Elite...MAJOR DIFFERENCE...the B&Ws loved the added juice. If you can find a multi channel power amp and use the pre outs off the Elite your speakers will love you as well as your ears.
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