Where to start?

[efesbe]

I'm nowhere near an expert but I would suggest saving your money first for the speakers since you already have a receiver. Speakers tend to not become old technology and there always seem to be some new feature on receivers every year or so. I remember buying my receiver for almost full price of $1200 and a year later they came out with DTS-HD MA which I don't have. Now I need a new one and can't afford one that I really want. Just my personal experience but I'm sure there will be some that agree. I had my previous speakers for over 10 years and they are still good now but I just had an upgrade bug that replaced them. I really didn't need to, but I couldn't pass up a deal. So with that said, get some decent main speakers (L,C,R) first. Use your current surrounds and save for some better ones later. Next, buy a receiver. You can get a very good used one on some forums and ebay. Spend more on the Speakers.