Home theatre - need speakers to match my Denon amp.

I moved to Hong Kong, and brought my home theatre system with me. The amp is a Denon AVR X3000 surround sound amp, and I have Kef speakers for all but the two floor standing main speakers. Those were a pair of Polk Audio RT16s from my prior music system, that are probably 15+ years old. The system survived the move, except the movers destroyed the Polk Audio speakers. They were pretty well regarded when new - better than what the company now sells.

Anyway, I have to replace them; as I'm new to Hong Kong and the stores and selection are different here. I hired an a/v guy to help. He recommended that I go with a pair of "Revel F12" as the main speakers replacing the Polks, and that I should also replace the Kef center speaker with a Revel C12 to match the main speakers.

I haven't heard about the Revels, but I read online that (1) they are well regarded, but (2) have been around for 10 years. He will charge me US$1200 for the F12s and US$600 for the C12. I asked him why he recommending such dated speakers, and his reply was "still the best choice when you consider price and performance".

Advice needed: Do I go with his recommendation? Keep in mind things are probably a bit more pricey here - I'm less focused on the absolute number than having a good system. I am the definition of a novice, so would love to hear your views. I guess buying really top speakers would be a waste of money with the Denon amp?

Thanks -
SteveHK

JackD201 said:

Just one word of advice now that you're in HK SteveHK....Haggle

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Thanks for the great replies all - very helpful.

Can I ask what you believe is the extent of the issue is, that is highlighted by NorthStar - i.e., the ohms issue? My old NAD amp could do 120 watts at 2 ohms, but I have moved past pure audio into surround sound as my primary usage. Thanks