what speakers to use?

PSB Stratus Gold i speakers. Floor-standing tower. Know of a great deal on a pair. These speakers are a class B stereophile rcommended speaker. Top-notch quality and performance. You simply cannot go wrong with these!
Give em a listen!!!!

Akio76 - I second the PSB Stratus Gold recommendation for your application. Nope, I'm not a PSB dealer.

For HT if you've got a sub, check out Joseph Audio. These are awesome for HT and great for music. I used to be HT 80% music 20% until I got a pair of these. Now it's almost the other way around.

You should definately have a look at the Triangle Celius. Stereophile Class-A rated for $2000. They are very efficient (92dB) so you don't need a large amplifier to drive them.

Paradigm Reference Studio 100.......