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As I've said before, I'm familiar with that receiver and it's better than you give it credit for. Speakers make the most significant impact on the sound. Once he has decent speakers, then we can worry about better electronics to drive them. If he sticks with it, he could realize some really, really good sound with better speakers alone. I've heard some decent sounds emanate from this little receiver with other speakers..

My suggestion: You're on the right track about jettisoning the detritus he's got laying around and converting that into cash. Save that cash. don't but new toy speakers.

Then, whe he's got a few hundred dollars, not necessarily $600, he can get some decent speakers that will be happy with that receiver, maybe even a small subwoofer. Remember, from where he's coming from, a significant improvement isn't difficult, or even that expensive. Hell, that Polk sub/sat system I mentioned in an earlier sounded pretty durn good, particularly considering the whole she-bang cost less than $200., and that's less than a year ago I bought it.
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But, and it's a big but, he's got to show some self control and not pith away his $$$ on more "lateral" class speakers and he's got to be open to something a bit bigger than these tinny 4" wonders he's been shuffling around these past 6 years or so. There's no way in hell that these can be anything close to a "full range" system. If he can't make that committment, then all bets and offers are off.

Keep in mind that one of my favorite speakers, Sound Dynamics RTS-3's only "costed" $280 NIB a few years ago and, based on a 6 1/2" driver, aren't massively large and fit squarely in the bookshelf class. I'm sure similar values exist today. A few years ago I would have said Athena B-1's or B-2's but they no longer exist, either.

So, ladies and gentlemen, what speakers can you name in that same price/size/quality class?