Speakers for newbie


Hi everybody,
my 1st post but i spent lots of time reading the forums.

I've got Marantz SR6006 receiver and thinking about purchasing B&W P6 series. Ill be listening 50-70% to music and 30-40% movies.

Please let me guys know what do you think, any help greatly appreciated. Sadly my budget is only $1000

thx,
eMax
4zoranss

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Thx Guys,
regarding the PSB Image T6 - the nominal impedance is 6 ohms, minimum 4. Marantz output is 8.

This is from the manual:
FRONT A
6 – 8 Ω
FRONT B
FRONT A + FRONT B 8 Ω
CENTER
SURROUND 6 – 8 Ω
SURR. BACK / AMP ASSIGN
@Bob Reynolds: I would say my room is medium size 18'x22.
Ultimately i am looking @5.1
But i rather buy now 2 front speakers and next year another 2.
Do you guys think i made mistake of buying SR6006?

My Current setup is 5.1 with SpeakerCraft 4x Aim3, Center MTR3C and sub Valodyne VRP-12. I had to go with Ceiling speakers due to room layout.

In 2 weeks we are moving to new place with normal layout :).

I was hoping i could keep the center speaker (IMHO is pretty good) and sub. and this year buy decent pair of fronts.

Do you think if I add another $500 or $1000 i could buy better set?
thanks guys for your help!
@tbromgard:
I read about Tekton design, they could be good match
whats your take Lore or Mini Lore?
@Bob_raynolds - you gave me lots of homework. :) Nice suggestions though

Good thing about NHT that they are made in Benitia, 40 miles away. They have a showroom. So i'll be able to listen to them.

HSU and wharfedale Jade's look promissing. I wish I could listen to them before i buy them.
@Tonyangel - thx for your input? Do you have any suggestions?
You said to stay away from B&W, does that includes also the bookshelf speakers, the 6** line series?
Guys,
I just want to thank you all for the great inputs. I really appreciate it. I feel like a little puppy left on huge farm haha. All of your suggestions are pretty smart and make sense.
Only speakers I listened so far were B&W and Marti Logans @BB (also Klipsh and infinity but I didn't like the sound).
I think I gotta go and listen some more.

I am moving on 13th, when I move I will know exactly the layout of the room, how far speakers will be away from where we will sit etc etc. That will clear out some questions.

I also like idea of getting 2 or 5 channel amps if more juice is needed for the speakers. Do you have any suggestions for new and used that would work well with my SR6006.
Thx again, your expertise is greatly appreciated.
Thx guys that makes sense. I just gotta go and listen much as i can, and see what i like.
I also listened to Paradigm Signature Series and did not like it much.
Looking for place where i can listen to PSB T6
Hi guys,
we got the keys yesterday and moving in on Thursday :).

As of the room: Its 18' x 24'. So I will be about 12 feet away from the front speakers.

So i went to Magnolia and listened to couple what they had Martin Logan Motion 40, they were okay. From the B&W selection I like the CM9’s the best (but they are $1500 per speaker).

Also I went to another shop and listened to KEF Q700, they sounded pretty good ( there is a pair being sold on audiogon web site, 40 miles away from me). So then I asked to listen to KEF R700 and they sounded 10 times better then Q700 :/. I also listend to R series that was bookshelf and did not like it at all. I liked better the B&W bookshelf. I think sound was more richer.

I am reading a lot of good things about Tekton M-Lores and Lores (that are in my price range) and I am thinking about to pull the trigger on Lores. Do you think size of my room is adequate?

Or should I go and listen to some more speakers?
Something like this?
http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-psb-image-t6-great-bass-soundstage-2013-06-09-speakers-94566-pleasanton-ca
Paradigm speakers - its hard to tell. They are not bad, I know this is not right term: but they sounded kind a "muddy" and flat. Just didn't grab me. I liked KEF Q700 much better even though they were in lower price range then Paradigm.
I am sure Paradigm are fine speakers, the way they sound just didn't grab me. They also were missing lows.