Thanks for the info Spiffnme, Sushi, and Snippy.

The M60, QS8, and VP150 are an option I'm looking at. Adding a HSU sub and a RX-V2400 receiver and I think I stay around my $4K limit.

The sales person stated that the NHT speakers take alot of amp to drive them.

Sorry more questions,

Based on what you’ve watched and listed to,
1) What is the percentage of sound that comes out of the side and rear surround speakers? Given that the sound coming out of all of the channels for a 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 system adds up to one.
2) What is the frequency response of those channels?
3) Is the percentage breakdown for movies different then the two new audio formats?
4) The previous three questions can be summed up by, how much speaker is need for the side and rear positions?
5) Are the QS8 ported?