Please help, looking to UPGRADE the "front" of my HT. (fronts and center)

My current set up looks like this

Samsung 55" LED TV

7.1 SYSTEM:

Denon 890 (7 channel 105w per @ 8ohm, + front B alternate speaker option)

1 TL2 CENTER SPEAKER (125W MAX RMS)
6 TL2 LOUDSPEAKERS FOR FRONT, SURROUND, AND SURROUND BACK. (125W MAX RMS)


1 POLK PSW-111 8" SUBWOOFER (150W RMS)

Listening Room is aprox. 20x15

So what I would like to do is simply buy a quality pair of speakers for stereo listening, that I can simply swich over to when I want to listen to music.

I was told that the Polk Monitor 45b pair is a "match" for my TL2 speakers, which will now be used for surround and surround back only.
I then also need to decide whether or not, at that point, should I just sell the TL2 center speaker and get a center speaker that "matches" the 45b's, or whatever I decide to get, or just get the 2 new speakers for stereo, and keep the TL2 center.

Simply put

Option 1: Buy two bookshelf or floorstanding speakers for stereo listening ONLY (up to 150w RMS and no more than $200 total for the pair)

Option 2: Sell two of my TL2 loudspeakers and my TL2 center speaker, and replace with two new bookshelf or floorstanding speakers, and a matching center (all of which would need to "match" my TL2 surround speakers). ((My budget in this case would be more as I would be using $ from sale of fronts and center for new fronts and center))

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY TIME ANYONE SPENDS HELPING ME HERE.
Edited by djwest78 - 2/25/13 at 5:08pm

Why is it so impossible for me to ever get a reply on here anymore? what am I doing wrong? Is my original post too long?
I don't know how I could have properly asked this question without being at least as specific as I was.

Just sold the center. Sorry. Still have 2 TL2s left that I am trying to decide whether to keep or not.

So I have read everyones posts and REALLY appreciate the feedback. My budget is larger as I sold off 4 of the TL2 loudspeakers and the center.

I now have $400 or so to budget towards two fronts and a center.

I am not planning on buying NEW speakers so the price compared to the receiver is relative.
For instance, you say that I have a $600 + receiver so I should have speakers that cost 3x more.

The Denon 890 I have is worth $600+ new but that's not what I paid for it.
So the same goes for the speakers. They will need to be worth about 3 times more NEW, compared to the receiver when it was NEW. But I can buy them used.

Not looking to be rude or argumentative. Just want you to know that I understand your point, and just that I would like for any further advise to be based on USED prices.

Thank you.

I have made up my mind to buy in the RTI or RTI A series.

I have the opportunity to get an RTI 5 center speaker in excellent condition for $150. Seems like a no brainer.

1. Main concern is, will the RTI 5 match well with the newer RTI A3 bookshelf speakers?
2. Are the RTI 5 & RTI A6 (as opposed to the RTI A4) overkill when paired with RTI A3 bookshelf speakers?

Can my Denon 890 properly power anything higher in the RTI line i.e. RTI A5 OR RTI 8? I do not blast my music and movies, but I am a fairly critical listener. I also don't want
to tax my amp too much, though it is pretty hearty. It has a maximum output of 6.0 amps which is way more than newer models with equal wattage per channel ratings.

Thanks a lot all.

Not rude at all. Just very simply misguided. I will do my best one more time to explain to you how and why your formula, (at least the way you are applying it) is completely irrelevant. AGAIN...You are comparing apples to oranges. You keep mentioning my $600 receiver. And how I should be spending about 3 times more on my speakers than my receiver.

I BOUGHT MY RECEIVER USED FOR $300. IT WAS $800+ NEW

I told you that I am willing to spend $400 on my speakers. I told you I would be buying them used.

THE ONLY NUMBERS THAT ARE RELATIVE ARE THE PRICES OF THE RECEIVER NEW, VS THE PRICE OF THE SPEAKERS NEW. TO SAY THAT I SHOULD SPEND 3 TIMES MORE ON MY SPEAKERS THAN MY RECEIVER IS WORTH NEW, NO MATTER WHAT IS DUMB. SORRY MAN. YOU TRIED TWICE NOW TO SOUND INTELLIGENT AND CONCRETE IN YOUR POSITION...ONLY PROBLEM IS IT MAKES NO SENSE.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE SOME KIND OF A MATHEMATICAL EQUATION BASED ON THE RATIO OF COST OF RECEIVER VS COST OF SPEAKERS, THAN IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

COST OF RECEIVER NEW:COST OF SPEAKERS NEW

I doesn't make ANY sense to just say, "you should spend 3 times more on your speakers than your receiver, period, no matter whether they are used or not." Just sounds ridiculous. What is spend on used items is 100% completely irrelevant.

Here is the best example I can think of to help you understand.

What if I find a pair of LSi speakers with ring radiator tweeters that handle 300w for $200 each. Uh oh, I just spent only 75% of what I spent on my receiver on my speakers. You see how that doesn't work. Don't be so quick to stand by your points and be defensive. Think about what you are writing. I have...Can you tell?