Well, here I go again. I know there's a few good Canadian speaker companies out there -- Energy, Totem, PSB and of course Paradigm. The only Canadian equipment manufacturer i knew of was Bryston -- which is way out of my price range. Did a search on yahoo.ca and voila -- I didnt know Anthem was Canadian! (owned by Paradigm even). The AVM20/PVA5 combo could be had for around $CAN 4000. (the pricing seems to work the same as Paradigm's speakers in that a $CAN 1000/pair will cost $US 1000). The Outlaw 755 seems to be a better power amp than the PVA5 but i think the nod for preamp would have to go to the AVM20. And if i can buy Canadian, hey why not. At least my wife is happy with my waffling -- if i keep changing my mind, i'm not spending $$$