Jon, welcome. In my view the priority order for an HT setup should be: mains, surrounds, sub, center. The mains can form a "phantom" center which can ease the problem of a tight budget. Note that by using the Axiom Outlet(new speakers with very minor cosmetic blemishes)you save 10%. I'd suggest that you get M22 mains and QS4 surrounds from the outlet for about $800. Then, the remaining $200 or so really can't get a suitable Axiom sub, so you might consider something such as the Acoustech PL-200(available around $280)which one of our members, Dana Duval, got recently and with which he's very pleased.
