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Well, here are a couple "you can't go wrong" options, or, put another way, I'm confident you'll be impressed with the sound.  Whether it will be optimal for your specific tastes is another question entirely and one that will take MUCH more time and effort on your part to figure out.  To most of us here that's the fun part, but if you just want something very good for the money and just want to get the party started, you could do far worse than these:

http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/SRT/srt.html

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Anthem-MRX-520-Refurbished-A-V-Receiver-MRX-Series/223460479615?_trkparms=a...

Read ad the reviews on the speakers.  I think they offer an in-home trial.  The AVR is a cut above most mass market receivers, and they've also proven to be one of the more reliable brands (something many others cannot claim).  Anyway, if nothing else maybe this is a good place to start.  Best of luck on your quest!

@viridian -- Stop it!  The speaker world does not start and end with Klipsch.  There's ATC, PMC, and many others that are well worth searching out. 

Ah. Got it. Sorry man, that’s not easy. However, the more info you give us here, the better info you'll get back.  But, the good news is you have a whole community here willing to help. And I the end, you WILL succeed. But, and this is crucial, what you get back from here in terms of advice is totally and completely based on the accuracy and level of info you give us here. Kinda like the more info you give ur doctor, the better diagnosis u gonna get. So, in that vein, I have a few questions:

- Your budget is not low. You can get some awesome performance at the $3k level. From what you’ve said, you’ve got $3k to spend on an AVR and speakers. So I assume you either have, or have extra budget for or already have, a turntable and subwoofer, no?
- What aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you?  Dynamic slam, 3D imaging, tonal richness, etc.?
- BIG question you haven’t answered here, what is your % and/or level of importance between stereo and home theater?
- Try to forget about looks. If u care about being amazed by what you hear, it may very well not be about what looks best.

I’ll get back after you answer these these important questions.

Sounds like you went to Magnolia at Best Buy?  Branch out if you can and go to some boutique shops that carry more specialty brands.  I'm not personally a B&W fan, but their latest offerings seem to have made some meaningful improvements, especially to their drivers.  But I could easily name 10 makes I'd choose over B&W, so if you can go out and hear some brands like Vandersteen, ProAc, Joseph Audio, Nola, etc. you'll have a much better perspective than choosing between just B&W and Klipsch.  The audio world has MUCH more to offer than just those two brands. 

Agree with others above about going out and listening to as many different speakers as you can, and absolutely bring a variety your own music you like to listen to.  The more speakers you listen to, the more you'll start to zero in on the things that are important to you and what you value most.  Once you find them, then you can focus on an AVR that can drive them appropriately.  Go have fun!