Knowing my uncle and what hearing he does have, and the fact that his wife enjoys excellence, my family knows of my prior work as a broadcast engineer. Some of their willingness is due to my experience. The 3K does have a bit of stretch in it if it can be justified. Personally I am running a set in my office of a SB3000 SVS subwoofer, a set of Martin Logan LX-16's and a Sprout 100. Current pricing of what I am thinking of is $700 for the Sprout 100, $525 per speaker for a total of $1050 for a pair of 35XTi Martin Logan bookshelf speakers, and a SVS PB-3000 for $1400. Knowing the size of the room, reflections are not an issue. This IMHO is well within what they can afford and should be comparable to my current system. This is an example of what I am thinking of and I can demo what I have to give them an idea of what they can expect.