What speaker system to choose

I have a 46in Samsung lcd tv, and the Yamaha RX-V663 AV reciever. I need new speakers for it but I do not know which ones to purchase because they all come with dvd players or recievers. I have a blu ray player and a reciever so does anyone know what is a good speaker package to go with?

No Highs, No Lows, Gotta Be Bose!
Bose is way overpriced for what you get.
Best Buy does sell Yamaha speaker set packages that don't include a receiver.  http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8286115&type=product&id=1171672409922
Someone said that the HTIB systems are poor - Yes, some definately are, but not all.  The Yamaha HTIB systems are very nice, especially for their price, I have one and plan on getting a second for another room.  (Although that depends on if you consider a system that has receiver and speakers but not a DVD player as "HTIB".)
Your Yamaha receiver might be a 7.1 receiver (I'm too lazy to check its specs), so you might need to add a pair of additional speakers to the above Yamaha 5.1 package to make full use of your receiver.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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