Hiya Jim, I'm a bit late getting here (that annoying work thing). Welcome to the party. Let me reiterate the notion that reading through the forums and absorbing the postings will get you a good leg up. Also, for some balance, go over the AVS Forum (Speaker forum) and the Spot. I had never heard of Axiom until I started wandering through the other 2 forums and that led me here to a place where lunatics are given way to much access to keyboards.
There are two important components you will need to provide 1) room size and 2) budget. bigjohn wasn't far off with his quick & dirty recommendations, but the information on size & $$$ will allow us to provide an avalanche of bad and misleading advice.
Even with all of the research, you will need to embrace the thought that you just can't have too much audio and that you need to get enough stuff to assure that upgradeitis and the "what-if" gremlins don't come to visit. We can help overachieve in this area. Let the choosing and spending begin.
