Hey Mark,

Have you considered buying used? You might want to take advantage of the credit crucnch and drive a bit of a bargain. There are two pairs of clean looking Parsifal Encores for sale on Audiogon asking $5990 and $6350 respectively. Parsifal Encores sound reasonably similar to the Ovations which were a pretty incremental upgrade. I've owned a pair for 10 years and still love them. I am sure these would be a fairly considerable step up from a Rienzi.

Good luck!