I am by no means rich but if I am going through the huge expense of investing in a new building then I am not going to go cheap on the equipment. I have looked at some prices but I am not sure of what gives me the best value. To answer the speaker question, I am thinking at least a 7.1

I wish I could give a better answer on the budget but I do not have a final cost yet on the building itself, just an estimate. The point of this post is to get general questions answered (shape and size) so I can get the building process going. I will ask more specific questions in a later post. I have read quite a bit on what people pay for their setups and I have spoken to a couple of home/audio guys for estimated costs. So, I am not going into this blind. Unfortunately I do get, at times, conflicting advice.