Get your point... if you buy Paradigm & add Polk later, what would happen then is you front speakers (Left, Center & right) would be from different brands & may not be an ideal match...
Instead start building your HT... Choose a BS speaker, center & FS from the same brand to complete your setup..
Complete your 5.1 setup with BS based systems... This will suffice your needs for music& movies... Later when you move to bigger place, then buy FS & move the BS as surrounds.....
Oh.Different brands may not go with harmony ? okay. I understand your point.
Now i get a very clear idea !
But in case of 2ch music will BS be able to output enough bass ? Just asking.
Or some 2.1 channel mode (added woofer) can be set in AVR without sacrificing audio quality ?