Recommendations for Apple TV Speakers?

I've been using a Klipsch iFi as the speakers for my Apple TV. Great sound. But the dock assembly unexpectedly quit yesterday.
Anyone have recommendations for a speaker system to use with the ATV? The iFi had its own remote for controlling volume, which is nice since there doesn't seem to be any way of controlling movie volume with the supplied Apple remote.

there are three options as i see it.. so in order of quality
1) *powered/computer speakers* is what you have.. you kinda plug everything into a subwoofer that is attached to left and right speaker.. you can also get surround sound version of these as well
2) *all-in-one surround sound systems*.. are sold as a complete package and sometimes called "surround system in a box". usually have at the centre a dvd player that can decode the surround sound and the speaker attached to it... some are "3.1" and have left, centre and right speakers + a subwoofer.. most are "5.1" and have left, centre, right, left rear, left rear and a subwoofer (the subwoofer is the ".1").
actually some new ones just have a subwoofer and a strip of small speakers in an flat enclosure that get can be mounted on a wall just below the TV.. sometimes these will have the decoding done in the subwoofer sometimes the strip of speakers enclosure.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1055 1&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665793572
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1055 1&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665361523
3) AV Receiver.. "5.1" or "7.1" the receiver connects to the speakers that are bought separately.. you can pipe the video and audio from a many of devices through it to the speakers and to your TVs.. it's kind of a swiss army knife
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1055 1&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665944651
a surround system can add a lot to the enjoyment of a movie since the sound can be use to mimic movement of things with sound from anywhere to anywhere in the room (e.g. the ham that shoot into B.O.B. from over your right shoulder in Monsters vs Aliens), adds atmosphere.. e.g. the echo of a large empty room or a wind going past your right ear etc.. all these thing are lost with a traditional two speaker stereo system.. also it's how the director intended the movie to be enjoyed.. i think it adds a lot..

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