Personally, I think the Yamaha YHT-591 and PS3 will be a great choice. As you said, you are looking for a decent starting setup. I had a similar starter setup about five years ago. I have a completely different system now but that starter set really helped me get a good understanding of and initial enjoyment from HT. Even with this entry level system, the sound field will amaze you - especially in an apartment where it may be in a fairly tight space. Then the upgrade bug will start but will then know more about what you really want. So the initial $750 is like a learning investment.
Stay away form HTIB setup with proprietary plugs (like some Sony or Panasonic HTIBs) as they are hard to upgrade around.
You can always save money and buy a much better system for about $2,000 in a few years - exactly what I did. I started by adding better speakers, a sub, and eventually the receiver. Later, you can then sell your current setup or move it to your bedroom/spare bedroom.
Plus you are in an apartment so this is a subtle system that should not piss off your neighbors too much. As running speaker wires, it is easy. Use monoprice.com as their wires, cabling, speaker wall mounts, and even TV wall hangers are very good and at great prices. You can go to Home Depot or IKEA to get very cheap but good plastic wire/cable runners to adhere to the wall and even paint. They will blend in well to your room. When you move you can remove them, paint the wall, and move out with the owner not even noticing they were there.
To minimize bass annoyance to you neighbors, use a de-coupler (sub-dude) for the sub or you can turn down the sub’s gain a bit. You can build a custom de-coupler for about $15 instead of buying one for $50 online. I just did this myself for sub that has a 15" x 19" footprint. The nice thing is you can build it to the size of your sub.
Materials
1/2" MDF (Home Depot - $8 or less)
Board Dudes 6''x6'' Cork Tiles (Joann Fabrics $4) [You can use rigid foam as well]
1 Yard of Black Felt (Joann Fabrics $3)
Home Depot can cut the MDF to your dimensions. I like 1/2“ because it is rigid and solid to let the sub perform well (it gives the sub a solid surface). Wrap the MDF in the felt and staple or glue to the underneath of the MDF. Only wrap the felt underneath for about 1” so you have a level flat surface for the feet. I used two layers on the top for extra cushion. Cut the corkboard into 2"x2" squares stacked about 3/4" tall, glue them together, and then adhere to the bottom of the MDF. You done and I does minimize vibration and to a small degree (for me at least) it made the bass a tighter.
