Hi, I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff. I was always a computer geek and so spent most of my hobby money building PC's and buying various PC related stuff, monitors etc. Now that I am older, have more cash and PC's are so cheap I am starting to pay attention to audio/video and want to upgrade my fairly pedestrian gear and wanted to ask the forums advice on what the best upgrade path would be for my situation.
So here's what I currently have.
The room is 20Lx16wx13h opening on one end to a open hallway/dining room and on the other to a kitchen. The television is on a 12 foot wall on the 20 foot length open side.
Current gear is.
TV- 51" Samsung D550 Plasma
BD- Samsung BD-P1600
Audio
Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi
Speakers
A twenty year old set of Paradigm's, 2 big, 2 medium, 2 bookshelf, center and a sub, the sub is a PDR-10, I think the speakers are the SE series, black wood, at least they look the photo's found here
I also have four ceiling speakers in the room I can access.
I just ordered a new sub because I know that's going to be a must, I went with the HSU VTF2-MKIII
Rears are going to be a problem wiring wise, the basement undereath the room is finished, so I don't know if I should go with wireless rears, rocketfish or something like that, or upgrade the rear ceiling speakers and use those.
Oh and what a disappointment that Pioneer Elite is, bought it right before HDMI came out and I definitely want to have SA-CD capability. I am hoping to upgrade in discrete little five and six hundred dollar chunks, maybe get a new center next, then upgrade the ceiling speakers etc.
Anyway, any advice on what to upgrade first, whether I should maybe keep the Paradigm's for a while etc. I don't see how I can use the mid-size, it's going to have to be a 5.1 system I think, the room isn't really set up to handle side speakers being open to a hall on one end and a fireplace on the other.
Thanks in advance.

So here's what I currently have.
The room is 20Lx16wx13h opening on one end to a open hallway/dining room and on the other to a kitchen. The television is on a 12 foot wall on the 20 foot length open side.
Current gear is.
TV- 51" Samsung D550 Plasma
BD- Samsung BD-P1600
Audio
Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi
Speakers
A twenty year old set of Paradigm's, 2 big, 2 medium, 2 bookshelf, center and a sub, the sub is a PDR-10, I think the speakers are the SE series, black wood, at least they look the photo's found here
I also have four ceiling speakers in the room I can access.
I just ordered a new sub because I know that's going to be a must, I went with the HSU VTF2-MKIII
Rears are going to be a problem wiring wise, the basement undereath the room is finished, so I don't know if I should go with wireless rears, rocketfish or something like that, or upgrade the rear ceiling speakers and use those.
Oh and what a disappointment that Pioneer Elite is, bought it right before HDMI came out and I definitely want to have SA-CD capability. I am hoping to upgrade in discrete little five and six hundred dollar chunks, maybe get a new center next, then upgrade the ceiling speakers etc.
Anyway, any advice on what to upgrade first, whether I should maybe keep the Paradigm's for a while etc. I don't see how I can use the mid-size, it's going to have to be a 5.1 system I think, the room isn't really set up to handle side speakers being open to a hall on one end and a fireplace on the other.
Thanks in advance.
