Is buildiing a HT around the speakers a good start


I just bought a new house with a gorgeous library. I thought it was perfect for my dream of building a home theater. The room size is: 19’L x 11.2’W x 8’H. My listening habit is 80% Movies and 20% Music. The biggest challenge is the speaker placement. The library covers three walls. The front wall has a bay window incorporated into the shelving. My wife would be quite irate if were to “clog up” the front with speakers. To resolve the issue I am thinking of the Thiel PoerPoints for all five speakers. This will be my first try at building a HT. Am I on the right track? Do I now buy components that work well with the speakers? Does anyone have thoughts on which components would work well? It should be noted that the PoerPoints have limited bass extension, in this case a lower limit of 75 Hz. Thus, a subwoofer is mandatory.
I am thinking of one of the following 3 processors, as they are in my price range: a) Krell Showcase b) Parasound C-2 c) Aragon Stage 1
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If you can't do full range speakers (DVD soundtracks suck anyway compared to the electronics you want to put on them), compensate with a bigger screen (motorized and tensioned), better projector, Two subs(Front and back depending on the processor -Meridian would give you the ultimate flexibility but you need an outstanding dealer to setup that correctly) instead of one. Put Bass shakers in the couch of some kind...

Remember those are Thiels so make sure you get 200watts a channel and some decent speaker cable.

Remember the center channel is the most important speaker with about 80% of the information and it needs to match the left and right for good panning effect. Positioning the Speakers to hit the sweet spots will be critical, make sure your dealer can! Don't do any other ceiling mount speaker without an enclosure.. IT WILL SUCK or the Attic will suck the life out of your system!

www.avsforum.com for all your other questions

I'm not very partial to any of your choices for processors because I find soundtrack to be harsh already... depending on your tastes... EAD (Auto Setup Rocks!) or Meridian (Serious Dealer Setup).. Not looking for a flame war, just my opinion