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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Hello

It is very difficult to combine theater and 2 channel in one system.

Also difficult to get good sound in a very reflective room.

Not sure what your budget is...But I would start with your priority which is 2 channel.  Maybe look into a good quality Integrated Amp that has a theater pass through so you'll be able to add a receiver later for Theater control and still have your mains powered by the integrated.  Also I would try the TV just with the 2 channel it might be good enough for movies...A good Stereo is 3 dimensional.