JohnK, the only location for surrounds would be floor/stand mounted on either side of the rear sofa (not a very good option?). There are no rear corners in the room, one side is a hallway and the other is a cased opening to the kitchen. It's sounding like my best option at this time is 2.1 and explore other possibilities (maybe rearrange the room, although I've pretty much exhausted my ideas there w/o a solution). My plan has always been to build this a piece at a time, so I have alot of time to think on it. Any thoughts?

thanks for your help, jerry