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Thanks for the input so far......the remote is a good idea and I think there is money to go on that, so I'm looking at the Harmony/Logitech offerings.

I looked at a TON of speaker setups B&W, Paradigm, Athena, Infinity to name a few......it came down to dollars. BH has the JBL's as a group at an unbeatable price. I'm running Northridge speakers in my home rig and I just like them, I guess. I liked the Infinity and only wish I had the money in the budget for the B&W. Same for the SVS sub. Sweet iron, but I only have so much to work with, and wanted floor standing on the front for the music. Of course, I may wind up with an SVS here. Really liked those.

More budget and I would have gone a different direction on speaks, plus moved up to the 1700. After the TV and RX....and I really wanted to put the Oppo in the mix.........there wasn't much left. The JBL setup at BH was $799.95 with free shipping....hard to beat. I did find an Infinty factory refurb bunch in NY selling Beta's for a great price....I was tempted, but they WERE refurbs. All the iron is ordered, but still need cables and some misc. stuff, power center, etc. I spent a little over $3700.

As for 7.1, I am prewiring the backs, and may add the rears at a later date, by moving the Balcony's over and getting a stronger surround. I'll know more after I spl the room and break it in.

Thanks again!