Home Theater Setup and Purchase assistance.

[jocjo]

Hello gentlemen,
I've been a long time troll here on the forums and have done a fair amount of research on this site and many others.

Well here is my proposed home theater set-up. Any and all input will be greatly appreciated.

As you'll note in the floorplan below, I'm essentially going to be putting this together in my living room. Since I have an open floorplan and you'll see this setup from everywhere, it makes the WAF (wife acceptance factor) extremely important. You'll note that with my speaker selection but I am open to suggestions and hope to get many.

*Unfortunately, I can't add the floorplan as a link or image since I haven't made the requisite number of posts - I've removed it for the time being but will put it up once I'm allowed to (after 5 posts I can add an image to the post)

DISPLAY:
Panasonic TH-PH509UK
I'm a panny fan and really like this display. This is about the only thing I'm set on.

RECIEVER:
In looking for an Receiver I was looking for the following items:
HDMI switching
HDMI upconverting from all sources
Multiple zones (to provide future whole house audio, 3 zones ideal but this is going to be considered part of the home automation project that is further down the line)
XM and Ipod capable.
Was looking for something that could be networked but not sure if its worth it (like the Denon 4306 but I feel that might be too much reciever for this application)

Current A/V Receiver choice:
Denon 2807

SPEAKERS:
Athena Micra 6
or
Onkyo SKS-HT240 (first choice)
The little lady kept bugging me about BOSE and I just can't bring myself to pay the brand premium for them when there are the above two options. Essentially the less she sees of the speakers the better. I was also looking at the Yamaha YSP-1100 given the odd shape of the room and the supposed ease of use but it seems to defeat the purpose of having a reciever. I considered going with in wall speakers in the front but cant put the surrounds in back since I have brick wall. Any recommendations as to the placement of the speakers is greatly appreciated.

CABLE PROVIDER:
Comcast Digital Cable Box DVR with HDMI.

DVD Player:
I currently have a Denon DVD-1600 (Holdover from old place - will upgrade later)

VCR Player:
JVC Super VHS player (unfortunately this will still be used occasionally, lol)

So allow me to thank you all in advance for any and all assistance.

If anyone's interested, I'll be sure to provide updates and feedback as I get through the process.

[jocjo]

If this belongs in a different forum please let me know and I'll be sure to move it there.

Thanks again

[louthewiz]

So far you are on the right track with your choice of gear,the denon is a nice avr for the price so go ahead and get your gear together and when you are ready we will help you with setting it all up.

[schticker]

Why don't you actually pay the people you bought it from to do this for you? What makes you think free advice is always a good thing?