I just finished my system in the back/workout room. I would up running it with a NAD player/receiver/amp integrated with 60WPC into my zone 2 speakers. THese are ERA D5 units on 36" stands. I know that the D5's are very good bookshelf speakers and planned on this system being music only. Its actually a 2.0 HT system due to the electronics. DUring setup we had a senior moment and were getting no sound. Cue 20 minutes of nothing with 5 seconds of deafening soundtrack. Interesting thing, after I cleaned my shorts, was that the D5's were shaking my floor. Hard. Scene just happened to be base rich and the volume was loud. I was frankly shocked with the low end. Clarity was great even though my ears were bleeding. Any long story, sorry. Try D5's. May be the best bang for hte buck out there and the veneers are first class.