Hey all. Ive been cruising the forum here looking for tips on good equipment over the last little bit. And to be completely honest, I am 100% confused as to what I should be looking at getting and what I should stay away from. I dont know all the terminoligy and such regarding a hometheater setup but I'll do my best. Quite honestly my purchase history has been pathetic. Ive owned two different Technique Recievers and both were absolutely terrible. I then bought 2 different sony recievers from my local futureshop ($600~ ea) and they both were huge dissapointments. My speakers were comprised of 2 Profile speakers, a PolkAudio for the center, and a Cerwin-Vega HT-S10A for the subwoofer. Im not satisfied with any of them really. So I was going to scrap em and buy all new. Which is where I hope I can get some advice from you guys since your all very knowledgeable!

Im going to spend around $1000-1500. I only watch TV and DVD's. 5.1 of course is a must. Not sure if 6.1+ is really nessicary atm but perhaps in the future? Im hoping to buy everything locally (edmonton, alberta, canada).

Thanks in advance, your help is invaluable to me!