Help me plan my next upgrade

Lots of good suggestions so far. I'd like to add cabling, especially power cords now that you'll have a real amp. Perhaps Shunyata matching (1 pacesetter/1 noise reduction) cords or Synergistic Research. Now that you're changing the sound of your system dramatically, I believe that you try to help each component be the best it can be.

Dedicated line and good cheap Power Cords (disclaimer, yada yada yada). RSVP. Ern

Power conditioners make a world of difference in every aspect of a home theatre. They improve color and clairty on televisions of every type, and improve sonic performance like no other add-on peice of equipment can.

Monster makes the most affordable units and the HTS 5100 Signature series would be a definite asset to your system.

As for cabling, not all cables are created equal. Technology does matter. However I have found that once you get to 100-400 a meter for interconnects they are built well and have a considerable amount of technology for the guy that cant spend 10K on cables.

I too had the DS989. I made the jump to Bryston Separates SP1.7 Processor and five 7B SST amplifiers.

Best of luck on your search for Audio Nirvana

2-piece projection either front or rear. For an immersive home theater experience you want to be sitting arround 1.5 screen widths. At normal living room seating distances (beyond 9 feet) this isn't possible with the largest one-piece consumer televisions (~ 80" diagonal rear projection).