Thanks everyone for the comments/suggestions
Just want to make it clear that i love my equipment, this thread in not to bash onkyo or polk
Main reason i brought this up: I always felt that something was lacking with my system despite my constant upgrading. A couple of weeks back i went to my uncles house and heard his HT - a 5.1 klipsh/cambrige audio setup. i was blown away. so full and rich. Im trying to keep in mind that his area was a about 15 x10 and he was using a 1500 dollar cambridge receiver. Anyways last night i got home an decided to finish up my cockpit so i put in my 5.1 monsoon computer surround sound and i was like wtf, this sounds really good. The bass was a little messy but the definition was amazing.
(I have to mount the rear surrounds still. you can see them on the floor)
these two sessions are what got me looking into my system. wify was out and Transformer 2 went in. i ended up increasing levels on my front stage and that seemed to help. also cranked my sub and it sounded nice.. but not as nice as my uncle cam/klipsh system.