I am purchasing three pairs of in-wall Speakercraft MT8 Three speakers for a 6.1 surround system. I would really appreciate some receiver recommendations or at least some guidelines on what sort of specifications I should be looking for. I would like to spend somewhere around $1000. Is that reasonable?


Some info on the MT8 speakers:

Features:

8" Aluminum Cone Woofer
2-1/2" Aluminum Dome Uni-Pivot Midrange
1" Aluminum Dome Uni-Pivot Tweeter
Front mounted buttons allow for up to ±3dB of Bass, Midrange & Treble adjustment
Timbre-Matched to AIM8 Three, CRS8 Three, CRS Three and MT Three
AcoustaCell is included

Specifications:

Efficiency: 90dB 1W/1m
Power Recommendations: 5 - 200 watts (undistorted)
Impedance: 8/6/4 OHMSdepending on button settings
Frequency Response: 39Hz - 20kHz ±2dB
Dimensions: H 16-5/8" x W 10-5/8" x D 3-3/4"
Wall Cut-out Dimensions: H 15-1/8" x W 9-1/8"