The TV I bought was the Panasonic Viera 50" TH50PX75 Plasma Screen. Got it for $1480! :)

The TV I bought was the Panasonic Viera 50″ TH50PX75 Plasma Screen. Got it for $1480! :)

I've used John R recommendation to pick the best one for my need, and ended up chosing this:

2 Paradigm Titan Monitor – Front

2 Paradigm Mini Monitor – Back

1 Paradigm CC-290 Monitor – Center

1 Reel RSW 810.2 Down Firing Subwoofer

All of this on a Yamaha RXV661B A/V Receiver

All the speakers are Canadian-made.. gotta encourage local economy! Total cost? $1600, pretty darn good considering the quality I'm getting.

Jean-Jacques Trudel, the manager, made me listen to B&W speakers too, and to get the same quality than I was getting on the paradigms, I had to shell out at least $300 additional dollars for each pair.

I’ve used John R recommendation to pick the best one for my need, and ended up chosing this:

2 Paradigm Titan Monitor – Front
2 Paradigm Mini Monitor – Back
1 Paradigm CC-290 Monitor – Center
1 Reel RSW 810.2 Down Firing Subwoofer

All of this on a Yamaha RXV661B A/V Receiver

All the speakers are Canadian-made.. gotta encourage local economy! Total cost? $1600, pretty darn good considering the quality I’m getting.

Jean-Jacques Trudel, the manager, made me listen to B&W speakers too, and to get the same quality than I was getting on the paradigms, I had to shell out at least $300 additional dollars for each pair.

Once you find a good enough Onkyo Receiver that can do that, then the best speakers for left, right, and rear in my opinion are the Bose 201 Bookshelf speakers. They sound pretty loud, while revealing every little detail and having very good bass response. Buy 2 pairs of those (currently $196 each pair), and then buy either an Infinity Beta C360 or Bose VCS-10 Center Channel Speaker, whichever you can find cheapest. They are both great for center channel and they will set you back about $200. So in speakers, you will be spending $196 x 2 = $392, plus $200 for center channel = $592, and for a good Onkyo receiver, like the SR875 with HDMI and 7.1 sound, youll need about $1000, but it is the best you can get. Since you are on a budget of $1200, an alternative to that receiver would be the SP908 for about $750 or the SR705 for about $650.

I hope I helped. Many people will tell you to go away from Bose, but actually not all their speakers sound the same way or suck. I believe the 201s are priced pretty low, considering their excellent performance.

Once you find a good enough Onkyo Receiver that can do that, then the best speakers for left, right, and rear in my opinion are the Bose 201 Bookshelf speakers. They sound pretty loud, while revealing every little detail and having very good bass response. Buy 2 pairs of those (currently $196 each pair), and then buy either an Infinity Beta C360 or Bose VCS-10 Center Channel Speaker, whichever you can find cheapest. They are both great for center channel and they will set you back about $200. So in speakers, you will be spending $196 x 2 = $392, plus $200 for center channel = $592, and for a good Onkyo receiver, like the SR875 with HDMI and 7.1 sound, youll need about $1000, but it is the best you can get. Since you are on a budget of $1200, an alternative to that receiver would be the SP908 for about $750 or the SR705 for about $650.

I hope I helped. Many people will tell you to go away from Bose, but actually not all their speakers sound the same way or suck. I believe the 201s are priced pretty low, considering their excellent performance.