I like Rich's idea of eschewing the sub for now and using some "full range" speakers. At that price point, there ARE going to be tradeoffs. If the budget is that hard, how difficult is the SAF going to be?
Personally, if movies are going to be a significant use, I'd get a good value subwoofer (SVS PB10-ISD $429 or the Outlaw LFM2 $299, both plus shipping). And - since budget is primary, I'd get either the SVS 5.0 system ($599, which I've not heard) or five M2's ($653 plus brackets, but no shipping cost). I love the QS series, but you can't afford the extra drivers at that price point.
How much is he spending on electronics? I'd contend that anything above a $350 receiver is overkill given the speaker budget.
