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The TEAC micro components do exude serious cool factor. Unfortunately, while the receiver is available in the US, the integrated amp is not.

Let's start by dramatically slashing the military budget, which is where most of the money is wasted.

I am just your average, ordinary Joe Schmoe.:D

I don't know whether or not I will get a bonus check, but I will be getting a total of $800 in tax returns. I may put it towards a bigger TV. My current audio system is good enough that I would need to save up at least $3000 to get an audible upgrade.

I usually only vote in presidential election years. I simply don't know enough about the local and state candidates to make an informed decision.

Agreed. My first DVD player was like a whole new world. BD/HD just doesn't seem anywhere remotely as dramatic.

Any of the Boston A-series from the '80s (particularly the A40s or A60s) would sound great. Altec-Lansing also made some great bookshelves in that era.

Some really good responses here, food for thought. I recently discovered that a small, low-powered amp that is 4 Ohm stable sounds better with my Mirages than a significantly more powerful amp that is not. I suppose that counts as "synergy" of a sort.

Since I was coming from a 100 watt/ch amp, I thought that lack of power might be an issue. I was wrong. In my room, there is not only sufficient power, but plenty of headroom. The Onkyo is also 4 Ohm stable. I decided to try it with my Mirages, which are less efficient than the Athenas. I only...

That Blue Man DVD is great.

Does "synergy" between certain brands of electronics and speakers really exist? As a common example, it is often said that Rotel works especially well with B&W. Is there anything to this, or is it merely that they are part of the same company? Also, in the case of companies that make both...

Strike that last comment. I checked the specs on their top-line unit, and it is no better than the 315 except for having a changer.

I have yet to hear any CD player over $200 that strikes me as being worth the money, and even $200 is only if you get a changer. The issue is not that fancy players aren't good, but that entry-level players sound so excellent that they don't leave much room for improvement. Of course, if you...

I was going to say that they are only 27, but according to the article there was a comic book for a long time before the TV show.

Not that I have noticed, except while loading. I have to walk over and put my ear next to it to hear any noise during playback. The drawer seems pretty robust for this type of unit, also. (I am starting to be very curious about their top executive system, since this one is the cheapest.)

Hmm. for my 34" TV, that calculator recommends from 3.8 ft (way too close IMO) to 12.8 ft (way too far.)

When people recommend new speakers, they have known availability and price to base the recommendation on. With used speakers, this changes daily.

It is exactly the same dimensions, weight, and specs as the NAD and TEAC units, with a very similar front-panel layout. It does claim "WRAT" and "discrete amplifier circuitry" which would seem unique, but NAD claims proprietary tech also. Anyway, the price was right and I enjoy the combination...

Now, apparently, the same brain-dead scumbags who have been turning up a military funerals with their "god hates fags" signs are protesting Ledger's memorial. I don't understand how those fools have escaped a really severe beating for this long.

It is also the same thing as the Onkyo CR-315, which I just picked up as an open-box for $200, including speakers. I gave the speakers to a neighbor, and hooked up my Athena F1s (which have 91dB sensitivity and a reasonably well-behaved impedance curve.) It turns out that a volume setting of 25...