Nothing extreme at all, would like the flexibility to watch a good movie loud, but not to the point of having the police show up (without popcorn!). When playing music - would like to play loud and again nothing extreme...Room size is 20x20 with cathedral ceilings. However the "listening area would be 20 deep by 15 wide...
Speaker placement, I was looking at Polk floor models for the front, and book shelf for surround...
Budget wise would like to keep below $1500. for everything (fronts, surround, center and sub).. will do research on web to find best price...