Funk, you've had great advice from everyone so far. I'd just like to reaffirm the notion of buying the best you can right now and adding more down the road. Good front speakers and a sub will do wonders for you. For the money, Hsu makes excellent subs--for both music and movies. I'll admit I'm a bit biased because I own a VTF3 MkII. I still would like to listen to an Axiom sub--I am sure they are awesome.
I skimped on my first set-up and bought an HTIB. I ended up replacing all of it piece by piece. I would have saved a good chunk of change had I bought what I really wanted over time rather than waste it on the so-so HTIB.
