I would lower the receiver budget first. Better speakers will always make more of a difference than the receiver.

Edit:
And definitely forget surround and a center! Maybe a couple of M60s from the outlet if the budget can be raised a bit.....

Last edited by MarkSJohnson; 08/18/10 02:38 PM.
::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::