So I'd like to buy some new speakers, and possibly a reciever, for my living room, but I know very little about audio equipment and I'm looking for some advice. I currently have a 42" panasonic plasma hdtv, a bluray player, a Pioneer VSX-505s reciever, (circa 1996, a hand me down from my father-in-law) and some big Sony stereo speakers from the early '90s.
I would like to improve my sound system. I would like a setup that is good for both watching movies and listening to music.
I have been looking at this set of speakers:
Energy 5.1 Take Classic Home Theater System (Set of Six, Black) at Amazon for $399
They seem to get pretty good reviews and seem like they would be good for my purposes, however these would be at the high end of my budget. I assume the reciever I have would not push these speakers to thier full potential, but I was hoping to maybe buy these speakers, and get some improvement over what I currently have and then mayber upgrade the reciever later on down the road when funds permit.
So my first question is: Will my reciever work ok? Or would it be totally rediculous to use those speakers, even temporarily with that reciever?
Thanks