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 a flat as well and love my B&W 702 S2’s and Naim Uniti Star for audio that I recently got.  The hi-res streaming is far better than I thought.  It is incredible!!  I rarely go passed 40-55% on the volume.  I was afraid of the “low” wattage of the Star but Naim wattage is far different than other companies.  I was considering the Bel Canto all-in-one but I found a good deal on a barely used Star and am so glad I went with it.  I plan on adding the b@w soundbar and subwoofer for my LG OLED tv.  
I recently purchased a Naim Star and B&W 702 S2’s for music and love it.  Plan on purchasing the B&W sound bar and subwoofer for my oled tv.  I think you can add rears too if you want a surround sound.  I tried to do what you wanted to do but there was just too much compromise on the audio side.