Need help finishing my HT!!!!

[Alowe]

I am a bit new to this realm, as I am more of a PC guru so bear with me please...

So i took the dive and bought the Sammy 6187 after looking at what seemed like dozens of systems. The room I will be housing this beauty will be 25' wide by 15' deep. It will be sitting upon an oak stand I made (about 225 lbs of marvel), that will be holding all other electronics. At the other end of the 15' will be my couch, also where I will be. I will have a SA Explorer 8300HD DVR connected to it along with my XBOX 360 w/HD-DVD.

What I am looking for advice it amp and speakers. I would like a 7.1 amp but am looking for only 5.1 now with speakers. Amp I would like HDMI 1.3 but not a deal breaker for me. I have about 1200 to spend on the amp. The speakers are my main concern. I will be listening to movies and TV through them about 90% of the time, CD listening is not a big concern with this setup. I am looking for some suggestions with the budget and the size of this room.

Thanks in advance,

Andy

 

[Alowe]

Nobody has any input?

 

[evilkat]

Couldn't be happier with my Yammy rx-2700. It does 7.1 and has HDMI switching and signal upconversion, but no HDMI 1.3 (has HDMI 1.2a). I managed to find it for around 700-800. Have you taken a look at some of the guides on this site that show good speaker systems broken down by budget?

 

[markw]

OK, you allocated 1200 for the receiver.

You now need five speakers and a subwoofer. How much $$ are you allocating for those?

Try to figure the subwoofer separately and don't skimp there. You'll be sorry if you do.

 

[Alowe]

You now need five speakers and a subwoofer. How much $$ are you allocating for those?

Try to figure the subwoofer separately and don't skimp there. You'll be sorry if you do.

Thinking around 1500 with the sub, floor standing speakers. I listened to the HSU MK2 and was quite please with it, it was in a showroom surround center. The tech had it accompanied with a KEF system. May take a trip to audition the Axiom 50 setup. Just looking for thoughts in that price range.

Andy