Question on home theater/music listening set up


Hey all! I am new to the forums. I was introduced by another member here and I have to say I am blown away by the amount of information on here. 

My question lies in the 7.1/7.2 surround sound systems. I will utilize my setup to watch movies, tv, and when I have the house to myself I love to put on some older 80's rock and sit and enjoy the setup. I love to dabble in classical music and for some strange reason I love horns. I am a big lord of the rings and game of thrones fan, and during battle scenes with drums, horns, ect I want to feel it in my soul haha. I love what I currently have, but I am trying to polish out what I have. I am open to suggestions on any brands that may go well with what I have now. My price point is primarily the used market. If you could just suggest the speakers you think would compliment the system I can attempt to find the best deal on those as possible. 

My current setup is as follows:

Speakers:
Polk Audio SDA-1A
Polk Audio SDA-2
Velodyne Minivee 8
Monitor Audio MR center channel

Receiver-
Denon AVR-3803

Power Conditioner-
Belkin AP41300-10

I have looked into ELAC, B&W, MIRAGE, PARADIGM, SVS, Ect trying to find something I like and I finally figured I should open it up to you amazing individuals to lend me a hand. 

Thank you in advance!
joshwest90

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My 2cents FWIW, them old Polk SDAs are awesome for their age.  They will blow many away with their soundstage. That said, they really can be improved upon by a relatively low expense room treatment and optimization. Why do I say this? My HT system was set up around vintage Polk. SRS-SDA 3.1TL,  CS350LS,  FX500I. A subwoofer will really help here. After room treatment I was IN and part of the action on the screen. Used it for both HT and 2Ch and never regretted the cost of the treatment. Just sayin!
The sda-crs can sound superb in the right environment. For just about anything you want to know about Polks vintage sda-srs speakers go to the forum on Polks website. Great people on there and they know their Polks.
I myself love the vintage Polks, the mass production Polks not so much.