While I can't recommend strong choices based on not knowing anything of your room, listening habbits, seating arrangements, etc, I'll blanketly add that - if you do choise to build a system around a system with a pair of audiophile 2 way mini monitors - you really need to do the matching center(did they ever make one?), and another pair of the same in the rears. If you don't expect nowhere near coherent hi-fidelity sound. Basically, you might as well do home theater in a box, because the system is not going to sound good. It's just not. So, matching speaker all around, or just do the two speakers and a sub (forget the surround, and do 2.1).
Receiver? Look used high current Harmon AVR354 (latest codecs and processing, plus superb sound), or minimum of avr254 (run as small on receiver, regardless), and any good sub you can find that fits your room, offers descent reviews, and set it up well. I'll add here that 12"-18" subs for large rooms, and minimum 12"-10" powered subs for medium to small rooms, a bar minimum for ht/music - as a guide post.
If budget is a strong hold here, I'd look at avr254 (you can add an amp later as budget allows), which will free up money, still sound superb for budget receiver (under $300 referbs on ebay)
Receiver? Look used high current Harmon AVR354 (latest codecs and processing, plus superb sound), or minimum of avr254 (run as small on receiver, regardless), and any good sub you can find that fits your room, offers descent reviews, and set it up well. I'll add here that 12"-18" subs for large rooms, and minimum 12"-10" powered subs for medium to small rooms, a bar minimum for ht/music - as a guide post.
If budget is a strong hold here, I'd look at avr254 (you can add an amp later as budget allows), which will free up money, still sound superb for budget receiver (under $300 referbs on ebay)