My first question is how big is your room?

The larger the room, the larger the speaker you will need. I also would recommend looking beyond CC or BB. Look at specialty audio stores since they will carry brands that far exceed what you can buy at large retail stores.

What set-up would you like to achieve, 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1?

Start researching and looking at websites to get an idea of speakers in your price range. $1000-$1500 is not a lot of money to spend on speakers for a large size room. My first instinct is your speaker sets that you listed above may be too small for a large room with vaulted ceilings. I will let more experienced members comment about that.

My best recommendation is to start by buying pieces and slowly put together a great system. Good speakers for a large room can cost 400-750 a pair (considered middle range by audiophiles) and that is not including the center speaker and sub. Try looking at B&W, KEF, Energy, Paradigm, Axiom and PSB.

If you have to stay within that budget, look at SV Sound's SB-01 5.1 system with the PB-10 ISD sub. Probably one of the best speaker sets available for $1000.

I hope some of that helps and good luck hunting!