if you dont get/have a subwoofer then i would definatly go with th e80s. if your decide that your going to get a sub then it looks like the 30's would be fine. what you realy need to do is buy a movie your wife likes and play it for her in the system. get her to like it and the sky is the limit
i had that problem a few times due to my lazy wiring. when you turn the reciever up realy loud it goes into a protect mode because something isnt hooked up properly and it is protecting itself from damage. i would check the wiring again to make sure there are no flaws. that should solve the...
i have the h/k 320 that has the option for 7.1 also. for mine i have a seperate 100watt 2 channel amp power them. i dont know if you have a seperate amp but i think you need one to run the speakers. That will also make them louder and more noticable