Which speaker set up gives me the best sound

Hi guys, I'm a noob setting up my HT. I've got my TV and now I need to get my audio set up. I've been lurking for a while trying to soak in as much info as possible and decided that the best way to go for a beginner set was to buy speakers individually (instead of an HTiB) and set my budget for $1000 for a 5.1 setup plus including receiver (the wife still thinks the budget is $500). So far, here are my options.


Set1

JAMO
E 6 Series Home Theater Package - Black Ash (Each)
Sale Price: $550.00

Dayton SUB-120 HT Series 12" 150 Watt Powered Subwoofer
$155.23 EA

Pioneer 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver VSX-819H-K
$269.99

Set2

Energy - C 300 - Tower Speaker
$260

Energy - C-100 - Bookshelf Speakers
$200

Energy - CC50 - Center Channel Speaker
$85.00

Energy - ESW- Powered Subwoofer
$185

Pioneer 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver VSX-819H-K
$269.99

Set 3

This bundle is currently available at Vanns for $649:
Mirage
OMNI 550 CH
Single Omnipolar floorstanding speaker

Velodyne
VX-10
10" Class A/B Subwoofer, Video Gray

Mirage
OMNI 550 CH
Single Omnipolar floorstanding speaker

Mirage
OMNI C150 CH
2-way cherry center-channel speaker

Mirage
OMNI 150C
Omnipolar two-way bookshelf speaker pair

Pioneer 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver VSX-819H-K
$269.99

So my question, being a novice and unable to audition any of these speakers, which set up gives me the best sound for a 12x29 room and using this for 50/50 video and music? Also, if there are better options that you guys are aware of and can recommend that would awesome.

It's gonna be hard to convince the wife to add another $300 because I've already stretched it $500 more than the original budget. I'd love to spend a couple of grand to hook up our home audio, but we just bought a house, all new furniture, yada yada yada, and she looks at all the electronics stuff I want to purchase as a luxury . So I'm kinda stuck with a $1000 budget and the three sets I researched seems to fall within my price range. I was originally going to purchase Take 5.1 but decided I needed floorstanding speakers to sandwich my wall mounted Panny. Are the three options that much better than Takes' 5.1 which I can get for a lot cheaper? My room's height is approximately 7 ft.

Thanks afrogt. I didn't realize the $99 for the C-100 comes in a pair. I thought that price was per speaker.

Another option I'm contemplating is going with the E680 Jammo setup with the center and getting the C-100 bookshelf speakers for surround (for aesthetics purposes of the room). My wife might not like the idea of having four floor standing speakers in the room but I don't want to sacrifice the quality of sound if that's what I'll do getting the bookshelf speakers. But if I go with the bookshelf options, I can spend an extra $100 on my sub. Currently my option for a sub is Energy - ESW for $185 or Dayton SUB-120 HT Series 12" for $155. Am I better off going with a pair of bookshelf C-100 rather than a pair of Jammo E660 and getting to spend at least $280 for a sub?

It's $1000 budget for 5.1 system (read posts above).

If you're married, you know it's all about compromise.

Lastly, I don't know much about home audio so that's why I'm here asking for help.

Thanks.

tsantanni: Thanks, I checked those out. I like those setups. From reading this forum, I gather that I should spend more of my money on speakers and not so much on my receiver, budget permitting. Have you had any experience with any of the TSTs?

MLKstudios: Thanks for the heads up.

openwheelracing: I hear ya. I'm on the lookout for some deals on used speakers. I went on www.audiogon.com but even there used speakers are out of my price range. Know any other websites that I can check out? (I'm also looking at Ebay and Craigslist).

I found Definitive Technology BP7006 Speakers pair for $549 but it's a mix match (two left channel supertower). Since these speakers are omni-directional, is this going to be an issue setting them up as my left and right front speakers?