when those emp-tek speakers went on sale for $400, i told my sister to get rid of her crappy bose system and start to build a proper HT setup (she's a big action film buff). this started me to actually look at how cheap 5.1 systems were, and i wound up just buying her a whole setup for xmas, based around the now defunct TSC speakers. i am really a 2 channel guy at heart. i find it interesting that as that industry shoots itself in the foot by trying to convince people in a recession that $5000 speakers are "reasonably priced", the HT industry is making it easier than ever for people to get set up and rolling.