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looking for performance speaker recommendations

looking for recommendations for 7.1 speaker system. must excel at both theater and music. budget is low (roughly $1000 - $1500) but looking for very high performance. therefore, most likely looking for something that is in large supply on the used market (ebay / craigslist / audiogon).

do not want tower speakers in front. i want to mount all speakers high on the wall to maximize sweet spot in the room. will have multiple seating areas and do not want front right tweeter right in someone's ear. because speakers will be mounted close to ceiling around room perimiter, they will be mostly out of the way and it's okay for them to be somewhat large (but they don't have to be) such as 8"/10" 2-way or 6.5"/8" mtm.

here is only an example of the type of system I am looking for: mackie hr824's with bag end infrasub-18. mackie's can be found for $250/ea and have seen the sub for $400. that's an estimated $2150 ($1650 for 5.1), which is a little above budget, but this system saves on the amplifiers.

just looking for lots of opinions and recommendations.
grandpixel

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grandpixel OP
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thanks for the responses thus far. i will take as many as i can get. this will give me grounds to do some research.

Elevick, to answer your questions: speakers will not have to be completely against wall, so rear port should be okay, but something to consider so thanks for pointing that out. sorry i did not mention that i plan to use a projector for the display. because of the large screen, speakers mounted high will still be close to screen height. and by performance, i mean accurate, musical, dynamic, etc.
grandpixel OP
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these systems look great! keep 'em coming! i like the systems from epos, quad, aperion, hsu (though not a fan of horns)... and might add the svs s-series and the less expensive energy take classic series to the mix.

would really love to see some larger 2-way systems and larger subs though. looking for something a bit beyond home-theater-in-a-box, although I have not heard many of these and I'm sure they sound really great.

would like to see some systems that use something along the lines of higher-end monitors that are common on the used market and can be found affordably.
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