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Christmas & Seasonal Music
Thanks for the tip. I ordered one. 
center channel speakers --- low height
What are your other speakers? It's very important that your speakers match. I would re-visit your design before installing mismatched speakers. It will be worth the effort in the end. If you can't accomodate the center channel you want, phantom mo... 
Which speakers?
I second the Paradigm. It's probably a good synergy with your gear and will meet your needs. 
Theater color
Black or Charcoal gray is optimal. Burgandy is fine. If you use medium to dark colors they will all work ok. If you use light contrast trim or carpet with contrast design they will all "pop" out and highlight when the picture gets bright. Avoid ch... 
Replace Meridian 408.24 with Ayre CX-7 CD player
At this level it's probably a matter a preference. Both units are very good and well reviewed. Most people would think you are insane for buying the gear you currently own. Only you can make the call on spending an "additional" $2000 for a CD play... 
Best of Both Worlds,
Gallo Reference MKII run about 2k. Dynamic bottom end with electrostatic like tweeter. They need to be out in the room about 3-4 feet. Awesome soundstage everywhere in the room. Can be bright with the wrong gear. Every upgrade can easily be heard.... 
Good Multi channel tube amp for $1000
A $1000 dollars for anything decent with 7ch of power is a tall order. Even 5ch is tough to find anything in your budget. Movies lean a lot on dynamic power and this is where tubes tend to struggle. Big tube amps do better, but that will be well b... 
Dipole surround speaker to match KEF 104.2?
If Kef made a speaker with the same mid and tweeter as your 104s, I would buy 4 of those.Dipole surrounds pre-date Dolby Digital 5.1 and 7.1 processing technology. Dipoles were really designed for the early dolby pro-logic processing with diffused... 
Center channel or 3rd matching speaker ????
"matching speakers is better for music and the center is better for movie dialog" What a bunch of BS! What's going to happen when music comes out the center channel and dialog out the left speaker? Movies are mostly music with some dialog. If you ... 
PC speakers?
Well if you have a sub, power and volume control capability I would suggest Gallo Micro speakers.www.roundsound.com 
PC speakers?
Well, I did a little looking around and these NHT M-00 speakers look pretty trick. These would be a step up from the typical plastic PC speaker set-up.http://www.nhthifi.com/p-pchifi.html 
In-Wall Speaker Placement Question
I am not a fan of over the top of the screen center channel. The higher it gets the more is reflects off the ceiling. Most of the time actors lips are on the lower third of the screen making below the screen center channel the most convincing cent... 
Home Theater In a Box?
Outlaw Audio Receiver. Check out the new retro model ;)http://www.outlawaudio.com/Gallo Speakers will look good with Aquos. Lots of mounting solutions to choose from.http://www.roundsound.com/default.htmMagnapan offers a cheap on-wall solution as ... 
PC speakers?
What is your question?Are you looking for new speakers to work with your existing sub? Are you looking for a whole new system? Usually small PC speaker systems with built-in controls on one speaker can't interchange easily with other products. 
order of improving sound quality in system?
The choice is too system dependant. Any component could be the weakest link. Cables can be the difference between good sound and "magic", so they are important too.I say buy the best speakers you can and work from there. Amp and pre-amp choices wi...