For the receiver, I highly recommend the Panasonic SA-XR55S. I bought it to replace my Nad C320BEE when I decided to upgrade to surround, and I just love it. It was on sale at amazon for $149 when I got it, but it's up at $169 now, which is still a great deal!

Jeff 2x m22ti and 1x VP150 Panasonic SA-XR55S