Hi all,
It's been a long time since I've been back to this forum. I caught the guitar bug and have been hanging out at harmony-central.com site ever since. So instead of audio gear, I've been buying guitars, I think 5 or 6 in the last half year. Talk abaout addicitive (and for me, it is a lot more fun playing music than passively listening to it, but to each his own!).

Here is my question/dilemma. I have a small living room, that is horribly laid out for audio let alone HT. I have a NAD 5 channel HT receiver that gets the job done, a pair of Paradigm Monitor 3 on large bulky/quality stands, an Athena center channel, and an old but trusty JBL PB-10 sub. No rear speakers yet (maybe ever). For space reasons, I may have to get rid of the Paradigms, and go smaller. I had a pair of Bose cubes a long time ago, and I will never go that route again, but something similar in size, maybe a little bigger.

They will be wall mounted, instead of stands. Aperion audio makes a small speaker for $200/pair as does PSB, what other brands, speaker models should I consider? I might also replace the Athena center speaker with something smaller, and ideally it should match the front 2 speakers. As before, I really don't know if I am going to add rear speakers, I just have so little room, and budget is tight too. I've considered going with a basic 2 channel receiver, but I like the switching capabilities of a HT receiver.

In terms of sound quality, it does not have to be spectacular. This is used 95% for HT, and at that most of it for watching cable TV. Affordable and wall mountable are key criteria, and if possible they should sound decent. I have a Best Buy near me, a local shop that sells PSB and Boston Acoustics, another shop that sells Paradigm I think that is about it. I don't want to spend more than $400 or so for these 3 speakers. I will need a new sub too, budget $300 for something not large. I could do a kit too possibly. Thanks, I hope this topic doesn't come up over andover as I didn't do a search because I am just too tired after running around after 3 little kids all day. Cheers!
P.S. MarkW, you better respond!