Hello everyone, i have been reading these forums for quite a while and i figured i would finally post something.
First off let me say hello, and thanks for all of the help i have already received, and hopefully will soon read up on.
Now for the questions i have...

I am soon going to be purchasing the Onkyo 605, as that seems (in my opinion) the best receiver for what i am looking for.

Now i need to find some speakers to go along with it.
I have a few in mind for my current budget; Athena F2.2, Polk Audio R50, JBL Venue Stadium, Infinity Beta 50, and Fluance SX-HTB+.
I have also been looking into some Klipsch as well but no model comes to mind just yet.

If anyone can recommend some other speakers along that price range (around 4-550$) that would be great, and if they are worth it i am willing to spend a little more.

Also, I live in SouthWest Louisiana (about 2 hours east of Houston,) and i was wondering if anyone knew of anywhere i could go take a Good listen to any of the above mentioned speakers. I have seen a few in certain retail stores such as CircuitCity and BestBuy, but they are all set up terribly and the room is huge and full of other noises, so i can't really hear them.
I will be Taking a trip this weekend to Baton Rouge, LA and if there is anywhere in that area, or as well as the Houston, TX area... (or anywhere in between) that anyone knows i can go listen to something that would be VERY helpful, as i don't want to purchase speakers without listening to them first.

Wow, that was a doozy of a first post.
Well, Thanks in advance.

Max