J&R Music World runs pretty good sales on Tuesdays and Fridays. This may work for a dorm room or apartment for someone on a budget with an entry level receiver: www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=2455237 My first receiver was a JVC back in the early 80's, and it was pretty good at the time. I don't think JVC is what it used to be, but here's a JVC HT receiver marked way down. Anyone know anything about it? It runs at 8 and 4 ohms and the specs are very good. www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Code=JVC+RXDP10VBK