These may not be the best but I certainly like them. You should give it a try
For the A/V sound processor: Classe SSP-600
For the Amp section: Classe CA-5200 - Power Amplifier
For speakers I recommend: Sonus Faber Cremona all around. I have these so I can vouch for their most pristine sound. Except for the Classe components...too rich for my blood. I can only go with Outlaw Audio components, perhaps not the best but it works for my needs and budget.
well you did say price is no object. Be careful when you throw those around. From time to time when I see that I will pull out my Wilson Audio reccomendation.
FYI: Wilson Audio speakers START at upwards of 10 grand a pair, and go to around 200 grand a pair!
I didn't bring that up because I didn't want to sound like a smartass, and because I saw you were looking at Bose.
You have some serious confusion going here my friend. As Berny has posted, you keep referring to a "Home Theater" (aka 5.1 sound) but you also refer to the Outlaw 2150 which is a two channel receiver with no digital processor (required for Home Theater). So we don't know what you really want. However, if you want a very good Home Theater receiver, look at the Outlaw 1070, which is a 7.1 channel receiver that will give you everything you want and probably more. It does represent the best value in a receiver, under $1,000 that I know of. You could not go wrong.
Then comes the need to find some speakers that are compatible with the receiver (that is, whose sound is a good match to the sound produced by the receiver) and fit the room you have. Now, you have indicated you have a good size room and might even go to a bigger room. You can't cut it with little Acoustimass speakers. No matter what Bose tells you, 3.5" speakers simply cannot move enough air to fill up a room that size. Similarly, don't try to fill that size room with some other small satellite type speaker system. Bookshelf mains (6.5" woofer) would probably suffice for your room that is 14.9 x 17.9, but the Great room would probably call for some floorstanding speakers with high sensitivity. I would suggest that if you are going the Home Theater route, you get the front three speakers for a 5.1 system and work with them for a few weeks or months before you add the surrounds and the subwoofer. I would be happy to make some suggestions about speakers, but I need to be sure this is what you want to do.
In Greenville, I am sure that there are some good specialty audio dealers. Look in the Yellow Pages for listings under "Stereo." Greenville is a reasonably good sized city, so I know they are there some specialty audio stores there, and no, Best Buy and Circuit City do not count.
