Big John, interesting that your setup gave me a very similar layout on speakers as the online wizard did. I kind of figured that the various speaker functions and components (front, center, rear) is kind of a sliding bar in terms of what I can afford and the space I am working with. Of course the whole, bigger must be better logic is kicking in, so I will probably go well over budget to have monstrous floor speakers.

Interesting that you are recommending a sub from a different company as opposed to what Axiom has to offer...any particular reason?

One thing I have never understood is the difference between Receivers and Amplifiers...the thing is I really dont know what to take into consideration in terms of capabilities when looking at a particular tuner...so I guess the obvious question is either what you guys use or recommend.

I also know that not all CD/DVD players are created equal, so what should I be looking at for that component.