SVS Speakers or Something Else? Absolutely Newbie.

Get the Elac B5 instead. 7 speakers for $700, another $200 for subwoofer. Then get a $500ish reciever (denon or onkyo) + bulk mogami speaker cable (cut them to length, use them raw). You’ll have a killer setup.

Edit: actually, you still need speaker stands. But you can DIY them for cheap.

gdnrbob, cedargrover, jafant and coli: Vandy is too expensive to me. Maybe I should try Elac. They got some interesting products. I'm considering Denon receiver. Don’t have time for speaker stands so I’ll buy some.

biglou13: the issue is I’m newbie and don’t know which one sounds good.

Andrew Jones speakers (Elac debut/uni-fi) makes everything sound good. Even his super cheap Pioneer speaker BS22 shows this quality.

Btw, concrete block from Home Depot makes great speaker stands. just epoxy glue two of them together and the height is perfect. The blocks costs like $2 each....

Just read your post at audioholics, and to answer your last question about subwoofer hookup, no, you cannot use that type of adapter. Looks like your main objective is a home theater for a very large area. The Elac speakers do get good reviews, however they have a low sensitivity. A higher sensitivity speaker would be much better for your setup. The Hsu research bookshelf speaker gets very good reviews as well and has a 7db higher sensitivity. As far as matching speakers, take a look here.

http://www.soundandvision.com/content/matching-front-and-surround-speakers#GsU4hCQPZXlESVeL.97

http://avtruths.com/speaker.html

IMHO, the best sound is achieved with all identical speakers. If this is not possible, then at least use timbre matched in the same series. Definitely do not mix brands. It's ok if the subwoofer is a different brand, and in your setup, I would recommend two subs.

I don't think you'll be disappointed by SVS.  I have their SB2000 sub and they're a great company to deal with and offer very high quality products overall.  If you choose their 7.1 package I'd try to see what it would cost to upgrade to their Prime center speaker and to the PB1000 sub.  A large part of what you hear, and thus your overall enjoyment factor, from movies will come from those two pieces so try to get the best you can. 

Another excellent option would be Aperion audio.  Their 5B package system would be a great option, but to save some $ you could ask to downgrade the four surround speakers to 4B as they'll be fine for that duty.  

Both of these companies sell direct and offer outstanding service, value, and in-home trial offers.  For a receiver I'd get the best Marantz or Yamaha receiver that fits your budget and has the features you need.  With either SVS or Aperion and one of these receivers I think you'll be absolutely thrilled with the results.  If it were me I'd opt for Aperion because they've been primarily a speaker company for longer and use fabric dome tweeters, which I generally prefer to metal dome tweeters in this price range.  SVS gets the nod from me in subs, but the Aperion sub should be fine for home theater.  Hope this helps and best of luck.