another option. I like my goldenear 3d array. You could look at the Super Sat 3 and 3C speakers. Some find the tweeter hot, but listening is a personal preference.
Again, not sure how big you want to go. 18 ft is a big distance for some tiny satellites.
What size are you thinking for the speakers? When looking my one the bookshelf speakers I remember liking the NHTs. I also liked the bigger Focal speakers, I know nothing about the little HT set, but they may be worth a look.
For reciever. I picked up a marantz NR1609 a few years back that I...
Im new here and reading posts to get ideas myself, but I thought I'd add something about speakers.
I have some Neat Iota speakers for a two speaker stereo on my fireplace bookshelves. I love these things because they do really well on the bookshelf. They don't get boomy and don't really care...