Having a little more time and some deployment money in pocket, I've been getting back into audio equipment and have been seriously considering going the separates route to upgrade my current part 70s, part 90s stereo setup of hand me downs. I grew up in a musical family (My mom's family was their own local band when I was a kid) and have been a hobbyist musician, mostly at church, my whole life. I doubt I have golden ears by audiophile/stereo standards, but singing and playing the violin teaches your ears a lot about sound! So I've been doing a LOT of reading and some listening at the store. Winning this would definitely send me down the preferred (but initially expensive) separates path!