sPEAKERS FOR 2.1 and later a FULL HT

OK gotcha... 2.1 channel. For less than $11.5K Mark Seaton will ship you a pair of these Catalyst 12C's and a SubMersive F18+ with F18 slave module.

And unlike B&W's, MA's, Vandersteens or whatever, with 4000W of DSP controlled active amps on board a pair Cat 12C's, you'll never need to be on the forums asking about how to spend more money to power them.

For an audition, contact Mark to see what he suggests and also try to find a Seaton owner in your area who'll have you over for a demo. In the meantime, listening impressions from some hardcore enthusiasts are here: January 18th Loudspeaker GTG results thread .

ALSO...

I think these are in your price range and would double as great HT speakers.

http://www.jblsynthesis.com/productdetail/s3900.html
JBL S3900 Floorstanding Loudspeaker SYNTHESIS

NAD and Cambridge Audio are the only receivers to get!. I'l add Marantz to that list!.