How's this HT setup?

I strongly recommend you surf on over to Emotiva.com and check out their offerings. They have some killer pre-processors and amps. They also just released a full line of speakers and subs that have received excellent reviews.

Mate one of their MMC-1 pre-pros to their XPA-5 amp powering their ERD/ERM speakers and you'll have a killer system for a very reasonable price. All their gear comes with a 5 year warranty.

http://emotiva.com/

One of the EmotivaLounge members has a brand new MMC-1 pre-processor for sale at a steal of a price, give him a shout:

http://emotivalounge.proboards54.com/v45index.cgi?board=emporium&action=display&thread=1126

-RW-

The speakers should work OK.
Other brands of reveivers worth investigating are:
Denon, Outlaw, Yamaha

Kill the receiver idea. Go for separates. Better value, more flexibility. We all know the amps in the receivers leave a lot to desired.