Thanks John! That was my intent.
The project is not quite done yet. We are waiting for the travertine surround (think 6" wide picture frame). After that the carpet and baseboard will be patched in.
Then the new furniture.....
The VMPS 626's were my wife's gift to me!!
She wanted a new fireplace. Then decided to mount the TV over the fireplace.
I said we might as well put some speakers there and free up more floor space aa
She agreed

Thanks again to Brian and John for their help.
...and now for the rest of the story...
TV - JVC 37" LCD
HDMI cable from Blue Jeans cable (highly recommend them)
Speaker cable from Blue Jeans
HDMI auto switchbox from Oppo Digital (works great!)
Comcast HD Cable Box/DVR
Oppo DV-980H DVD player
Onkyo Receiver TX-DS484
Onkyo 6-disc carousel C-340
Misc. wallplates from Monoprice.com (highly recommend)