I'm working on building a home theater setup and buying components piece by piece. I had a few questions regarding multiple topics, but my main inquiry is about my speakers. First off I live in an apt 11x18 (noise is no issue because my upstairs neighbors spend most of their time fighting each other and don't complain about anything). I wanted to figure out what a good setup was and my price range is 200-700 per component, but i'm willing to go above that if necessary. I have a CS2 center channel speaker from polk and was wondering if i should match those with the recommended series of tsi500's or the rti-a7's for my fronts. Is timbre matching that important that there would be a significant issue whether i use the 500's or the a7's with my current central channel? I was originally going to use the satellite RM8's all around but I keep hearing that satellites just don't cut it for mains so I was interested in something bigger. Are the rm8's a good idea for my surrounds because I was still considering getting those for that purpose? I also wanted to get a nice sub and I was reading a lot about SVS and Epik on these forums which are both brands I've never heard of. I was thinking about an Epik phoenix, but it may not be necessary regarding whichever speakers I get for my mains. If I were to order an Epik sub, does anyone know how good their customer service is should something go wrong?
Also I was wondering what is a good option for a receiver, my price range is a bit flexible but I don't want to spend more than $2000 on a receiver. I was looking at the yamaha line and I was trying to figure out wheter i should go with the rx-v2065 or the rx-v3900 model. I know there are other good brands like onkyo and denon I just don't know enough about their models and performance to judge how good they are. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also I was wondering what is a good option for a receiver, my price range is a bit flexible but I don't want to spend more than $2000 on a receiver. I was looking at the yamaha line and I was trying to figure out wheter i should go with the rx-v2065 or the rx-v3900 model. I know there are other good brands like onkyo and denon I just don't know enough about their models and performance to judge how good they are. Any help would be greatly appreciated.














