Lost soul

[KiaKia]

Oh wise experts, guideth me as I embark on my first quest to bring surround sound to my humble, well more like dingy appartment. I've done quite a bit of research, and creeped on other topics and forums, but all that plays in my head is a monkey with symbals. The specs don't make sense to me so anything with a low price tag lures me in. To top it off, I live in Canada where because of free health care we have to suffer limited supply of goods and unreasonable prices. Most US sites don't even bother shipping to Canada, and I'm afraid of the ones that do because of the *beeps* at the borders slapping on taxes I've never heard of...For now, I've made some tentative early plans:

For the front speakers, I'm thinking of going with two Athena LS-100 bookshelf speakers. I was directed to the site audio viser that sells the pair for 200, and I apparently avoid taxes and shipping costs.

for the receiver I'm going with the popular Onkyo 606...found it at "accessories for less" for 300, and only 40 dollars shipping to Canada. For now they are unavailible

I still haven't settled on back speakers or sub. I can't wait to hear thoughts and recommendations from people