Yeah it's in a box. A really big box that takes two people to carry, but it's a HTIB none-the-less. I figured he didn't know, he was also trying to sell us speakers in upwards of $35,000. They were nice, but still. They also sold him a JVC projector with 1600 hours on the bulb for $5500. They gave him an extra lamp, but still... I wasn't living here yet otherwise I would have stopped it. He also bought the same HTIB for $1200 a few months ago... when it has been at a lower price for a while... he's not good at shopping.
We still have the Denon reciever as well, he has since bought an integra and gotten some floor-standing speakers that match the kit. The center that is in the box is tiny garbage though. There is a real center for the set for around $250.
The Denon is sitting behind the couch downstairs. It failed, and I would wager it has absolutely nothing to do with the vodka that someone spilled on it........... anyway, it's a pretty good receiver. The new Integra we got is about 6x better though.
But if that's a good deal, then I say why not. I spent about that much for all my speakers in my Sony-SS series combined without a receiver.
The sub in that set is pretty good as well. It's fairly large and a big reason why the box is so big.
Here's some pics of the stuff IRL:
Tiny Center:
Fronts (now converted surrounds):
Surrounds:
Also, all the speakers have this rubbery coating on them that make them feel like rubber-bands. They all have a "bell" shape to them as well which is interesting.
Receiver:
