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New system for $1600
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I'd consider four Infinity Primus P162s for $400 delivered and the Infinity Beta C360 for $225 delivered.

http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/1007inf/

http://www.ultimateavmag.com/speakersystems/805infinity/

The Hsu subwoofers mate well with a variety of loudspeakers, making them a good choice, and the Yamaha RX-463 reciever is feature rich for home theater, but not particularly robust sonically or performance wise.

Since I saved you some money on better speakers you could also look into the SVS PB10-NSD which is a much better performer than the HSU STF-2. http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-10nsd.cfm

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Thanks for the suggestions.
What would be the next step up for the receiver? I really would like something that works well for music.

The infinity P-162 seems like the way to go since they are better and cost less. I figure that since I need to get stands anyway, I might as well put that money into floorstanding speakers. How are the Infinity P252's?

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Marantz makes very sweet and musical receivers. Yamaha, while nice have always been a bit too bright for my tastes.

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Thanks for the suggestions.
What would be the next step up for the receiver? I really would like something that works well for music.

The Onkyo TX-SR576 can be found for $300 and is heads above that Yamaha.


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The infinity P-162 seems like the way to go since they are better and cost less. I figure that since I need to get stands anyway, I might as well put that money into floorstanding speakers. How are the Infinity P252's?

The P252s ($524 plus shipping for four) are rated the same for frequency response but are more sensitive and crossover at a lower frequency. It is likely they sound different, but they probably both sound good. I've only heard the P152s, P162s and P362s and liked them all, especially for the price.

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The Onkyo TX-SR576 does not decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. Would that be handled automatically by a blue ray drive? Or does the receiver net to decode it.

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For $90 more you'ld be into the Onkyo TXSR606 which has those features.

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