Slow down guys - we're just state workers. I'll be paying for what we have so far for about 10 months. After this initial plunge we decided we'll buy one piece at a time, probably save the TV for last. Left on our wannabe list is:
DVD Player
CD Player (will we need a CD player if the DVD player is good enough?)
Rear Surround (we'll stick to the Paradigm Series - I think they're ADP-40's and the Servo-15 Subwoofer)
What about Dipoles - we don't have a room set up just for Home Theater/Audio - it's our living room and we'll make some minor furniture adjustments - will Dipoles be a plus in a regular, elongated rectangular room?
We need cables, etc. to enhance what we have and already have.
Furniture - like racks - we prefer a modern look and want something that can help hide the cables.
Probably a Play-Station type game unit.
Maybe a VCR, although I doubt it'd get much use.
And last, a television.
We're going to buy something, pay it off, then go to something else. Probably the 1k to 3k range for components excluding the TV -we'll probably pay quite a bit more for that when we're ready to top off the system.
Muscality is more important to us than video.
After that, I guess we start all over upgrading!! This stuff is addicting.
Sorry if this is too long, but you wanted to know our plans - there they are.
Oh yeah, I should be getting Rotel's new encyclopedia so I can start understanding the lingo better.
So guys, have at!