HT speakers, sub, receiver/separates for $3500?

The MMG W's shouldnt be a problem once he has them installed. make sure he goes with a color that matches his walls. when not in use the swing to the wall and might not be as much temptation as a box speaker. MMG's might be a problem cause the kid could easily get at them. Mount the MMGw's about 2 feet up, and keep em folded in, the kid may not even notice them. The WAF on these is pretty decent too. They dont take alot of space, come in a variety of colors, and lay flat on the wall unless he is using them.

If yer lookin at recievers, i would go Denon 3805. Problem is if he wants to use the maggies he needs something that can hit a 4 ohm load, so he WILL have to get an seperate amplifier. Depending if he wants 5.1 or 7.1 he could always use the extra amps in the denon to power another zone.

Outlaw seperates would probably fit the bill better.

The good thing about the MMW/MMC combo is a 5 speaker set runs you less than 1k. That leaves roughly 2.5k for the subwoofer and front end.
If he is happy with 5.1 he can score a killer deal on used 5.1 pre/pro's.

This is actually VERY similar to where im heading with my livingroom system. I already have a denon 3805 and cannot say enough about it, the only gripe i have is the remote is kinda flaky sometimes and it cannot handle a 4 ohm load. Im looking for a good cheap 5 channel amp myself. Then im gonna start working on getting the MMGw/MMGc speakers.

One of the reasons im going this route myself is i plan to have a totally seperate 2 channel setup in the same room. Once i start working on accoustic treatments the MMGw's will look like another accoustical treatment instead of a seperate system. Stealthy with great sound.

I dont have a wife or even a girlfriend for that matter, but i dont want my place looking like an electronic superstore.

Slappy:

I thought that you were engaged; bought a house; had to sell your system to pay for the house; etc. My apologies if I missed the latest chapter and also, if I am bringing up potentially bad memories for you. You still do tatoos for beer, if I ever make it to Denver ... right?

Regards, Rich

Paradigms and Rotel if this is primarily a HT system. I don't think you can do better for the money.

Heh. Engaged yes, bought a house yes, then the girly left.

Did'nt sell the system for the house tho, had to sell the rig cause i had a roomate who never came up with his rent a while back and at the end of the lease i had already paid my part of the rent, rent at a house i was gonna rent, and sec deposit. So i couldnt pay his last month of rent, and they evicted us and really took us to the cleaners. he diddnt have a job so they only went after me. Ended up selling everything but my sources, about 7k of gear for 2,500. It was a poorly planned system anyways. Next one will be much better. ;)

So i bought a house, aint gotno girl (nothing steady, just occaasional fun with the occasional cutie ;) got a new roomate, and working on building the system back up! :)

Couldnt be happier! =)

Tom, you should add the Bohlender Graebener Radia Z Series to the list. The Z7 are fairly compact floorstanders that use the fast and transparent Neo3PDR tweeters. Not as compact as the Totem Arros. They are beautifully finished in "real wood veneer" (but not mirror matched) and should get high WAF. They are fairly efficient 4 ohms 88dB.
There's a new mostly positive review in The Absolute Sound (August-September 2004) by Neil Gader. The review is quite accurate. You can't go wrong for the street price of $525-$600 a pair. The Z5 LCR Center should go for less than $300. They mate well with Denon. I don't recommend their Z-Sub though. The money would be better spent by getting 2 Rocket ELT Subs from AV123.com. These ELT subs look like they were designed to match the BG Z7.
I got my 5.2 system for under $1,900 and couldn't be more pleased.