I finally bit the bullet on building a 5.1 home theatre system this year, and deliberately made the choice of keeping it as dumb as possible.

I went with;

* Denon AVR-X1800H

* Q Acoustics 5000 family (5020s surrounds, 5050s fronts, & 5090 centre)

* RSL Speedwoofer 12S

Now movies, music & games sound great, subtitles are no longer needed, and I don't have to worry about a single app! Just the windows shattering from the massive subwoofer