Str-dg820 + Rm6750 = ?

[Danger Duck]

So it's spring time, had a pretty tough year at university but I managed to bring my GPA up to a 4.0 (woot!), and I want to reward myself... with a new audio system!
I went shopping around today and Future Shop (the Canadian Best Buy) had, what I thought was, a pretty good deal. They are selling the Sony STR-DG820 and the Polk RM6750 speakers for $799.
Before I buy anything I wanted to check with the 'experts' (you here on the blu-ray forums because you have all helped me much more than any store sales person) to see if this really is a good deal for me.
I have a PS3, Sony HDTV (check my sig for the model number, I can't remember it right now), and a pretty dissipointing Sony home theatre in a box set up. I am usually living in an apartment or a small-ish basement at home in the summer so I dont really NEED the 7.1 speakers at this point in my life, but having this receiver will keep my options open for the future.. which is nice.

Just to note, I live in Canada and the prices here are not nearly as good as some in the states and I would presonally rather NOT buy online. I will also be able to price match this system with a friend of the family at a different company and he will probably lower the price about $100-$200 for me. So is roughly ~$650 a good deal on this set up. Will it decode all the blu ray audio's I want it to. And will it blow away what im using now?

Thanks all!

[JJ]

Originally Posted by Danger Duck

So it's spring time, had a pretty tough year at university but I managed to bring my GPA up to a 4.0 (woot!), and I want to reward myself... with a new audio system!

Congrats!

I went shopping around today and Future Shop (the Canadian Best Buy) had, what I thought was, a pretty good deal. They are selling the Sony STR-DG820 and the Polk RM6750 speakers for $799.

Great entry-level stuff. Check the pricing though, since I am sure of comparisons of dollar values. Around here in the USthat runs for $500ish.

So is roughly ~$650 a good deal on this set up. Will it decode all the blu ray audio's I want it to. And will it blow away what im using now?

It will decode all the high definition codecs. Blowing away, that's up to you to decide, but it will be a substantial improvement. I do know of price differences between here and Canada, so I can't recommend something else for the price since I don't know how easy or cheap it will be up there. Maybe somebody else from Canada can chime in. But it is a great way to get introduced to high-def audio.
Thanks all!

The uhh, stuff in bold.

[Raiders12]

I have the system setup, and I love it. The bass is deep, the sounds are pretty crisp. And the fact that it passes audio via HDMI is a plus. But I got my system for a fraction of that $800 figure