[quote name='daroga']Any suggestions on where to be looking, Chac? Brands and the like? Would the medicore speakers that I've already got from my HT setup work alright as stand-in rears until I can get around to replacing them?
He demoed some Energy speakers which had a beautifully clean treble to them.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, your mediocre speakers would be fine for rears, especially since they won't get used
that much.
For speakers, I'd look at these stereo pairs:
http://www.svsound.com/products-spks-sbs01.cfm
and
http://av123.com/index.php?page=sho...facturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=37
The latter is not much better, but the finish is really nice, if you're into the whole wife approval business.
For the sub, it's going to be SVS:
http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-10nsd.cfm
That's the smaller one, and if the room you're putting this stuff in is small-ish, then it'll be more than enough. There's also the PB-12NSD which is a little bit bigger, though the price goes up quite a bit. Basically, this'll net you better sound than you get from the theater.
Only downside is that you've gotta order this stuff online... it's not at Best Buy or anything like that... but these places do have like a 30 day trial or something on their stuff, and honestly, this stuff is incredible, especially given the price.
Edit: Oh yeah, the sub is gigantic. That could be a downside for you, but if your room is set up for it, you could put the sub next to your couch and use it as a table. I'm not even joking.