What would be good surround/5.1 monitor system?

This question doen't applies to studio monitoring but for DVD playback on a hi- fi custommer system. My point is to built proven kits (so I could build the speakers enclosures) with matched components, i.e xovers/woofer/tweeter set, time aligned, baffle step decomp, all dressed!. :lol: I want a two way system with 6 inches as woofer/mid and an affordable tweeter(Iquphon, scan speak, etc), plus a separate sub with it's own amplifier and all what's needed to redirect any bass to the "satelliltes" Still, I want audiophile speakers. I want to enjoy listening CD, so musical content would be more important than just listening surround or 5.1 stuff with medium quality. 8) The custom built system should not get over $CAN 1500. (US $1200) for the sub, center, left/right, rear left/right. The box sizes for the 6 inches/tweet should not get over 0,5 cubic foot, the sub, I don't care!, cause I could even built it into a basstrap in the corner! I want to put my two way speakers on either stands or anchored to the wall/ceiling. My listening room is about 16X18 feet and the height is cathedral stuff (from 9 feet X 11 at the top middle). All of this is in a non treated living room. I want to make some accoustic treatement after then... (next step) Thanks for your replies. P.S.: I would like to buy those kits from Solen or equivalent quality dealers. I live in Quebec, Canada Still... many thanks :)

Seems that nobody is unterested in a surround/5.1 system :?

Genelec wins my choice. Blue Skys are cool. Adams would be killer.

Agreed. Genelec's or Adam's with a Martin controller. Blue Sky at the very least.

Thanks for your replies all of you. But I think you've misread my post. I has to be "kits" to be builted. I don't want to pay premium prizes an I know that there are some kits liying somewere that are just as good as pro speakers sold anywhere. I live in Canada(Quebec) so there are some nice kits to be built for about half the price you would pay in a store(you have to built speaker cabinets, and I can do it with no problems!), and those kits have a matched passive Xover for the components and are integrated for 5.1 sound. I know Adams, Genelec, ATC, etc!, but hey I wanna kits! In the price range that I told in the first post should be about that. Thanks for your replies :)

Try a google search for 'exodus lcr' - this is the speaker i play on making for my home theater. Very good reviews and straightforward construction. They have smaller versions for surrounds.

rbarnes wrote:

Try a google search for 'exodus lcr' - this is the speaker i play on making for my home theater. Very good reviews and straightforward construction. They have smaller versions for surrounds.

Thanks rbarnes. This kit has quality components. Seems quite a nice system. It is a little bigger in box size than I tought for the center channel but for L&R, the footprint is quite ok. :)

Try this site I found just today Speaker Building Link

I went at Solen (Quebec) and they suggested me some Ivy woofers(5.5 inches woofers) that seem well builted and robust, quite flat for this size-price, then seas tweeters(don't remember the models). Ad I wanted a really good sub: Aurasound NS18-992-4A in a 4.7 cubic Feet, ported with 4 ducts to get a STRONG 20Hz(yet flat!). My speakers would be column type because bookshelves take the same footprint, so why not get low extension! I want to built the speaker enclosures(I've done many 30 years ago). They provide passive x-overs for the speakers kits and a 1000watts class -G power-amp for the sub with variable el.xover and parametric EQ+phase adjustments, etc. I guess I will save a good amount this way. Any suggestions are welcome.