I need help upgrading my system


My current system is in the mid to low quality range. ATM I mainly use it for listening to music (primarily metal and rock; I'm young, I know) and A little for gameing, But i mostly use my headphones for that. Heres what I currently have:

Insignia Is-HC040917
-totaly pos
-designed for surround sound
-says "500 wats" (I doubt it)
BBE 362 Sonic Maximizer
-bbe process and bass contour turned all the way up
1 Realistic Optimus T-110
-original 6" woofer exchanged with 8" woofer
-have annother, not using it
-used as "center" channel
2 Fisher DS-825 l/r
2 Yamaha NS-A636

I got the speakers for free and the reciever for cheep, so for a grand total of $65, its not too bad. However, I think its time to upgrade. Also remember that all of the sound is comming from my computer, and all songs are encoded in either aac or apple lossless. That being said, I want a new reviever/amp, and 2 new speakers to replace everything. What I need to know is what should I keep, ditch, upgrade, etc. However, I am also how on cash, so I need really cheep, but really good sounding with Slipknot coming out of my good sound card encoded in acc. What can I do?

thanks in advance!

~max
elmo541992

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didn't know if this would make a difference, but the room they will primarily be in is 10x10x8 tall, and I do tend to like things loud. these will also need to last, so they'll eventually be in a bigger room.
PDN, I was mostly looking at stereo, abd I was thinking if buying a pair of used "stage-quality" klipch la scala's. Would these be over kill? Also, if I get something like a used denon, should I continue to use to sonic max?
don't worry about how to connect my commpute, that's the part i've got covered! thanks for the help btw.
Yes, my room does have carpeting. Also, will any of these speakers sound any better than others with metal and gaming from my pc? Also, say I went with the denon amp and the b&w speakers, should I continue to use the sonic maximizer?
Thanks for the help, Flrnlamb. I'm gonna go with the cheapest denon. Do I need one with Audyssey? And if so, which one is the cheapest with it?

What does Dappolito mean?

Any other recomendations with the fact that I'll be listening to metal and gaming w/ them in mind? And also price is a big factor too.

Thanks for the help so far everyone!

~max
Also, I'd rather not have a sub, so what speakers would be efficient, be good with metal and games, have active bass, and be fairly cheap (used)?