Two to five channel upgrade

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I'm converting from two channel to 5 channel for both music and movies, but mostly for music. My question is what speakers to add to maintain the quality of music playback. My curent system is:
Denon AVR 4802 receiver
Sony DVP 900S CD/SACD/DVD
Thiel 1.5 main speakers, about 8 years old.
Mirage Substrata 1500
I need to add rears and center. With a budget of $1000, I can't get Thiel. Am I kidding myself in thinking that I can add another brand of speaker for the rears and center, and still maintain a coherent sound? If not, what brands could I listen to? And how does one go about auditioning under these circumstances, short of a full-on home demo?

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Topic - Two to five channel upgrade - Dave O 11:10:07 09/16/03 (1)

Re: Two to five channel upgrade - Estes 18:33:26 09/16/03 (0)

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