Well I finaly made the leap and am now the proud owner of the Onkyo TX-DS787 THX-Select 6.1 Receiver which is enroute to my home from Fla. I am franticly searching the net for cables and a component cabinent and tons of other items that I can think of. I told Mike Riley in an email that us A/V nuts all suffer from an affliction known as "GottaHaveItis" and this is sooooo true! :)
This week or next I plan on purchasing a new set of AR HiRes front stage tower speakers (probably AR9's) and I need to get a grip on what all cables I need to hook up both digital and analog connections. Since I will have a fairly expensive receiver I am also looking at a nice pedastool Tower Rack from Bush that will hold 4 A/V components as well as CD's DVD's and VHS's. I also need to pick up a set of wall mounts for my rear satelites and I am still at a loss as to how I am going to run the speaker leads down the wall and up the wall to the satelits. Aye Ya Ya Ya!
As much of a PITA as it is to sort this all out, It is a ton of fun! And when completed when I watch a movie it will be so worth it :)