Boston Acoustics 5.1 speaker package?

[TorontoFish]

Mark & Bryan, thank you for the recommendations, it looks like I have to redo everyting, and it's going to take some time, which isn't necessarily a bad idea, because I am thinking to move the HTiB to the basement where my gym "will" be.

I like to idea of replacing the main speakers (maybe the matching center as well) first, because I can live with the bass, but the conversation part is really bothering me. Let's say I do get the speakers you recommended, will my current receiver be able to power them (it does not have pre-outs)?

I will spend some time surfing the net this week to see if I can find any local retailers for speakers. For the receiver, I have read lots of good reviews on Yamaha RX-V1400, does anybody local to Toronto area know which local store sell them?

[This Guy]

the kenwood will power newer speakers fine as long as they aren't really inefficient and are of low impediance. It should work fine with the average speaker at moderate volumes for some time, but you will want to set aside some money for the Yamaha. I'm sorry, dont know any dealers in your area. I do believe yamaha's website has a dealer search and it will tell you the nearest dealers. I'm glad you decided to take some time and get what you really want, you'll be rewarded greatly by going this way.

-joey

[TorontoFish]

"This Guy" thank you for your reply and support. I did get a list of retailers from Yamaha Canada website, I guess the fun is about to start.

I went to future shop last week and listened to their Athena Auditions AS-F1s, maybe I had high expectation or something, I find I didn't quite like them: treble is a little bit harsh and bass is a little bit overemphasized. I didn't have lots of time that day, so even they have Athena Audition AS-F2s in the demo room, I didn't listen to them. Based on the reviews about AS-F1 and AS-F2, I will try out F2s next week.