Speakers for newbie

@tbromgard:
I read about Tekton design, they could be good match
whats your take Lore or Mini Lore?

@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!

Great suggestion of Hsu Research. Several packages in your price range. I own their subs but not their monitors. I found a pair of great metal stands by Sanus at Parts-Express. Great value.

eMax,

The stated specs for your receiver rate the amp section at 110wpc with only two channels driven. I also noticed that the whole component weighs only 26lbs. I don't know, but I'm sensing that there isn't much of a power supply there. My two channel stand alone amp weighs around 40lbs.

Whatever you get, I'd stick with speakers that have a pretty stable impedance curve and are pretty efficient. I'd stay away from B&Ws. They really like power to sound their best.

Newbie
I would strongly suggest the Magical S5,
Can"t go wrong with those

Good suggestions given already. In your budget, if you can find them used, Daber Monitor 3 speakers or any in their line. Great under the radar brand.

Look at Tekton Designs. Thy have lots of good models in your price range!!!

Get vintage Klipsch Heresy. In good condition they're arround $500.

@Seditious3 - do you have any recommendations?

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

At your budget level, I would recommend the PSB Image or Imagine line of speakers. You can get the Image T6 for about your budget price new and it is an exceptional speaker for the price, very close to their Synchrony line. they also make other floorstanding and bookshelf speakers and work well for both music and HT. Paradigm is another good brand offering great bang for the buck.

I'm not familiar with the P6, but B&W generally need lots of power. Despite the power rating on the Marantz, I don't think you can drive them to their full potential.

There are some very good full-range speakers listed on Audiogon - in your price range - that I think would make a better match.