[glaufman]

I'm not sure about onecall, but one of the best deals and values you can get on speakers are ID companies like SVS, Hsu, Apperion, some of them will have packages for around $1k with 5 satellites and a sub... then you just need a rcvr and cables...
D/o you have a sketch of the room it's going into?

 

[glaufman]

13 feet wide and about 19 feet deep is the size of the room , but no sketch although i could mspaint one , but I don't know how helpful that will be.

And the height? Never can tell till you see one...

My guess is the fit will be tighter when i move a few months down the road , unless i find a house with a basement .

Ah, originally it sounded like you'd found the place already...

While reading one thread here i seen someone say with a budget of 4k to spend 50% on speakers , 30% on the sub woofer and 20% on the receiver. I'm guessing this isn't the case though if my budget is only 2k?

Probably not, but it might not be too far off either. Truth is there's probably very little if anything wrong pairing the Onkyo Tony recommended with the SVS, and that would be about 50% AVR 50% speaker/sub... You might do well with putting a little more into the sub for the 12"...

I would like to get a pretty nice receiver though , because I would obviously like to upgrade to better speakers/subs in the future but if possible keep the receiver , if that makes sense.

Sure it makes sense. Good chance that Onkyo will be very happy to grow with you. Could very easily be the same with the SVS. If you're interested in comparing against other AVRs, you can also take a look at the low end of the Pioneer Elite line...

 

[glaufman]

Actually, it doesn't make sense. A good set of speakers will last a long, long time. I've had my Klipsch's for 12 years and my Axioms for 6 years. With no thoughts about changing either set. I've gone through 5 or 6 receivers during that time.

Sorry, when you said you were upgrading, I assumed you had low end stuff now... which Klipsch and Axioms, and why are you now thinking of uprading then?

 

[glaufman]

I think you're confusing me with the OP

Me? Sorry.