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Would like to upgrade to 5.1 and DTD from prologic

First of all I would like to commend this site on a wealth of information from all of the knowledgeable individuals.
I don't have a system like some of the audiofiles I've read about,but what i have in common with this type of forum is a love of clean musical sound.My system although somewhat
older is a ONKYO TX-SV919THX reciever which is about 6 years old,but it is just prologic(only 4-channels)there lies one of my problems.The speakers i use are def-tech's bp2000's for the mains,I incorporate bose 901's for the rears, my other
problem is i use the equlizer that came with the bose,and a 10 band graphic eq.through the tape monitor loop.the eq's seem to bring the clarity out when in stereo mode but when i use any surruond mode it degrades the sound terribly.The reciever has the ability to imput 5 channels via DB-25 pin connector aka.dolby surround (AC-3format).Is it possible to retain the tonal qualities of the equalization and be able to achieve a true surround image? DTS,SACD ETC.
Some of my equipment include a hi-fy vcr,dvd player and satelite reciever.I KNOW THAT I AM IN NEED OF SOME SERIOUS UPGRADES.can i find a surround processor that will get me in the ballpark or just bite the bullet and find a quality reciever for someone on a budjet. PLEASE HELP YOUR IDEAS AND OR COMMENTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
mrich

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Just get an older DENNON 3801 it has all the goodies you need 24bit processors dts & ac3 6.1 7.1 and you can get one forI guess $500 or in that neighborhood.

Look for a nice set of matching satellites about $100 to $150 each with center channel. If you are patient and keep your eye out you can probably get them cheaper. A really good 12" self powered sub with about a 250 watts is the key to a great system.

You don't have to get it all at once, but buy good stuff and you will probably not need to do it again.
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