Hi before I ask hopefully I got this in the right forum. I used to have an audio setup using Martin Logan and all krell components. That cost a lot and didn't have the range of sound I was looking for. Very nice and bright but no lows. I was moving from place to place and had to sell it off.

I want some help building a system with a reasonable pricetag. So no large and huge monoblocks or anything. I still have bi-wire and a power cleaner and cabinet for my audio setup.

I'm not sure what to do here. I want great music and ok surround sound if that's possible without sacrificing too much. I had an amp and pre-amp before. I was looking at a receiver and was wondering what does a receiver do? Does it have an amp? Is this receiver a good receiver?
Onkyo TX-NR1000 7.1

I was looking into speakers and was leaning toward Vienna Acoustics Mozart series speakers. I will start with just the two fronts and a center channel.

Before I ask anymore questions I'd like to start with these. I will try to read through some stickies and answer them myself if I can. Thanks ahead of time.

Regards,

JP