confused and don't know what to do


We would like to buy a nice audio system and also have this double as a surround sound but listening to music is the priority. We have listened to many speakers but have settled on the B&W 804's. Now the challenge is to select a receiver and all the other accompaniments we require. We have a little challenge in that our home is a condo and the outside wall is all glass. The space is combined kitchen, living room, and dining room all open with hardwood floors and hard tile on the walls of the kitchen and a lot of granite counter tops. It seems that every where we go, the recommendations are different depending on what the store is selling and of course, the sales people would like us to buy the most expensive. What would give great sound without going crazy. We are thinking about 2 tribe sub woofers and space is limited and an in wall center B&W speaker but we don't know what we are doing and don't want to throw our money away. Help! Too many choices and we don't have enough knowledge. Thank you so much.
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I have two homes with three separate systems in each. A home theater setup, a computer desk setup, and in my main home an audiophile setup, at the other a bedroom setup.
If you have listened to the 804s and like them, fine. You can get the appropriate center channel and get 805s for surround. Subwoofers should be REL, a pair of them, T/7i or T/9i. Anthem would be a great choice for this setup, either an AVM 60 Preamp Processor with an appropriate power amp or one of their AVM Receivers. Preferably the former. The Anthem gear comes with everything you need to get the most out of your room and gear.
Marantz works as well, but I have been using Anthem gear for over ten years and I am sold on it.
You are going to get a lot of hysterical posts responding to your question. The advice I have given you is based on years of satisfaction with similar speakers and gear. PM me if you would like details. This would be a solid setup you can calmly enjoy and build on if desired for many years.