I'm glad to see you guys covering Princes alternative distribution methods. He's been at this for a while. There was a big stink when he did this the first time with his Musicology album. I found an article, its got some great tid bits in it like:

"I am violently against this," one senior distribution executive says. "This is worse than 49 cent singles. The charts are supposed to represent what consumers are spending money on. With the Prince album, there is no choice."

I've decided early on to get the Arcam 350 for it's sonic quality first and HT integration second. After reading and getting more confused, I'm on the fence on having an HT component with more ports for the upcoming HDMI 1.3, TrueHD, switching, and such. Hopefully they get this all figured out within a year or two.

If I do get the Arcam 350, I don't think it can accommodate on the new format, so what would I be missing out and how would it compare? Then just maybe,I would later purchase a low-cost receiver just for HT with all the bells and whistles.

I put some pics up in my member's gallery for all interested parties. Enjoy.

hello all, im new to the forums, not neccesarily hifi tho. Right now i have a bottom of the line yamaha receiver and a pair of jbl e60 speakers. i work at a big electronics retailer and so i can get certain brands verry cheap. im considering upgrading to a pair of jbl studio l880 or 890's, and a harman kardon avr-247 amp. i can get the l890's for <$600 and the l880's for <$500 probably. the hk receiver i can get for a little under $300. at these prices, im guessing theres not anything better? if so, let me know what it is. Klipsch is also a option of what i can get speakerwise.