Got a new reciever, suddenly realize I need new speakers. P.S. I'm an idiot.

[Brandon_Storm]

Hi all,

Hope your holidays were good and your boxing day even better.

Managed to pick up a Harman Kardon AVR700 receiver to replace my Samsung HT AS730ST HTIB which I really can't stand.

As my title implies, quite explicitly, I'm a total idiot when it comes to this stuff. Thought I could just use the speakers for my Samsung set with my new receiver, but it turns out I can't.

My question for you, could you please recommend a good speaker set for only a few hundred bucks?

Quite frankly, anything is better than what I have, and I figure with boxing day here, now's my chance to buy, but I don't have time to research properly. I'm hoping some of you audiophiles out there who are already well-versed can help a lowly newbie add some speakers to his new receiver.

tl;dr: Got a new receiver, need new speakers for a few hundred bucks or less. Please help!

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.


THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP!

Here's an update with a few pics of the new system all set up. It sounds GREAT! Thanks again for all the help! I will need a new subwoofer soon though, so we'll consider this '...to be continued.'

And if you've got a knack for displays, please check out my thread over here and help me with a TV, I'd appreciate it!

Also, here's some pics.