Sorry for the late replies, been pretty busy lately. Thanks for all of the advice guys, I think you're right and I'm just going to have to do it. I dropped 2k on my PC and it's been my life. I haven't regretted that, I'm sure I won't regret the speaker purchase.... though I have a new dilemma. I thought my AVR was repaired and good to go. Seems she's frying again slowly. Video is starting to hiccup... sometimes I need to reboot it for it to recognize DTS. She's on her way out...
I don't want to mess with sending it back to Harman again. They didn't sort it last time and I spent 2 weeks with HDMI audio from my Bravia speaker. When I originally bought the receiver, I paid about a grand. From what I understand now it's pretty damn cheap if you find someone getting rid of their stock. My next question would be... what is an affordable audio receiver that's truly reliable? I don't much need Pandora, Spotify, or all these bells and whistles... just 7.x, all HD audio formats, reliability (no overheating, quality parts, quality support/service), and good room calibration software. I appreciate you guys a lot for your help with this. It's always good to bounce purchasing thoughts off of people who know and have been there.
Cheers,