Speaker Recommendations for my HT ??? Anyone???

[elDiablo]

Howdy,
It's that time of year to upgrade!

This time around it will be my speakers (Front/Center/Rear).
At the moment I am running Swan Diva's:
Main: 6.1
Center: C3
Rear: R3

The rest of my gear is as follows:
SUB: HSU VTF-3
PRE: Rotel RSP-1098
AMP: Rotel RMB-1095
DVD: Rotel RDV-1060
CDP: Rotel RCD-1072
PWR: Monster Sig HTS 5100
TV: Toshiba TW56XXXXX
CBL: CatCables: SilverCats, KingCat, CATalinas. And Various Cables from ...

The dimensions of the room are about: 14'x21' with a 19' ceiling. One of the 21' sidewalls opens up to the rest of the house. I know this room isn't ideal for HT/Music listening... But it'll have to do until I move in about a year. The room is carpeted BTW. I'll try and get pictures if I can find my digicam.

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At the moment I beleive the speakers are my weakest link as far as equipment goes. There are many options to choose so I'm unsure which path would be best to take. I hope you can help!

1. Main: B&W N801or N802, Ctr: HTM1, SR: N805
2. Main/Ctr/SR: B&W N805
3. Other Brand SpkrPkg: Revel? JL Labs? Klipsch? Magnepan?

I know with any of the options I choose above, it'll leave me the option of future upgrades which include the addition of another pair of speakers to make 7.1, larger AMP (especially if I go the N801/2 route), new sub (especially with option #2), etc. When I upgrade, I normally try and leave an opening for future upgrades and keep building from there. FYI: I use this system for 50% Movies / 50% Music. I plan to spend 12-15k ...but less is better! Open to both new & used markets.

If you may have any input, please be a buddy and contribute! :T

Thanks HTG & Members ,
Joe

[boe]

1. Main: B&W N801or N802, Ctr: HTM1, SR: N805
2. Main/Ctr/SR: B&W N805
3. Other Brand SpkrPkg: Revel? JL Labs? Klipsch? Magnepan

I think speakers are highly dependent on the listener. I love the B&Ws but hate the Klipsch - I'm sure there are plenty of people who feel the complete opposite.

I debated between the B&Ws, the Martin Logans, and many other brands. I thought the ML's were tremendous for many things but lacked warmth. I liked the B&Ws but they didn't seem to work as well from as many angles as the Von Schweikerts. I purchased my speakers over several years. I ended up mixing and matching which I know would cause great stress on the hearts of some readers but feel my system sounds better to me than many matching components for the same amount of money.

I use the ML for my center, the VS for my fronts and a nice pair of old magnaspheres for the rear which used to be my fronts many many years ago.