Any mention of an upgrade path/credit for owners of the current gen?

I seem to recall that's what the original poster was looking for. With a bigger budget, I might go to a bigger speaker system. With the suggested budget, this is a great bang for the buck.

Yay, informed opinion! :up

So you have heard the Yambeka speakers yourself?

That does qualify you well to comment on speakers that you've heard (and your list of suggestions shows you know about budget speakers), but it still doesn't qualify you to comment on a speaker you've never heard... One thing I've learned from evaluating speakers (on a purely amatuer basis)...

What confuses me is how fxstsb could use all those buzzwords, but not a single 1080p. M-JPEG, MPEG-1/2, and MPEG-4 are just compression formats. Generally speaking, they are listed in order of compression ratio. M-JPEG is fairly inefficient, MPEG-1/2 is more efficient, and MPEG-4 formats...

I'm curious what Charper and GaryPen are using for analysis.

Hmm. I would suggest: Speakers: Yambeka Audio Subwoofer: AV123 x-series or BIC America Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR605 (Yamaha also makes excellent receivers; I'm an admitted Onkyo fanboy) But really, it's all about your needs. I'm personally looking at the TX-SR505. I don't plan on...

I'm very pleased with them. There is a promised next-gen set coming out soon. Pending a positive review, I'll probably pick up a 7.0/7.1 set of those and relegate my current set to the forthcoming rec room.

Ah, marketing stupidity. New England isn't a big market for E*, so they don't want to give us NESN-HD, so no one in new England wants to get E*, and the downward spiral continues. Red Sox in HD is important, but Hazel in HD is essential...

You must have the direct line to the red phone or something... No one else has been able to get any kind of response...

I asked him about the rumored "next generation" in late may, early june, but never heard back.

Any news on the new speaker line?

It pisses me off that these radio stations are pushing their hosts to be edgy, then throwing a fit when they're too edgy. XM didn't hire Opie and Anthony because they're good role models for today's youth. In fact, XM initially marketed their show as edgier than terrestrial radio would allow...

Switching doesn't nexesarily need to be done in the receiver. I've been using an Audio Authority component auto-switch for years now and I'm very happy with it. When I turn on a component, it automatically switches to that component. And if I upgrade my receiver, I don't need to worry about...

*drool* I hope he'll offer some sort of upgrade plan ;)

I use a pair of small wooden wall shelves I picked up (unfinished) at a craft store. They're like something you would use to display collectibles or knick-knacks. I have them mounted a few feet above the listening position on the back wall. My living room only allows for a 5.1 system, so...

Aside from the one center speaker with the glue gobs (which is hidden in my setup, anyway) I'm totally nitpicking on the little dings and stuff. I've noticed a few dings in the exterior of the cabinets, but you can only see them when the light hits it a certain way and you're wicked anal...

I have to concur with the other reviews. These speakers are really remarkable, especially for the price. At first, I was a little skeptical. The first speaker of the set that I opened was a the center speaker. Immediately, I noticed the front piece (which the drivers are mouned to) is glued...

Mine are set to arrive tomorrow (I guess Fedex Home Delivery delivers on Saturdays). After hearing more positive reviews, I can't wait to hear them...

Physical Dimensions... I just heard back from Yambeka: (millimeters) Front Speakers: 195W x 835H x 250D Center: 400W x 145H x 170D Rear: 145W x 230H x 170D