small audio/video system for elderly space

wow, great work guys, this is alot to consider. i have owned the totem arro and believe it is one of the best small floorstander i have ever heard. i used it with krell and naim with great success.....i did not realize naim had a all in one unit, which i understand market wise is a great move for them....love the looks of the naim unit ,great name for the naim...like the linn also , i have used the classic and movie di...with lots of success....all these are excellent choices.....i also like the looks of the nad units...and have heard the era stuff which i found to be excellent in clarity.....it is so good to have all this available....the area i am trying to consider using is 10x11 room with coffee table ,sofa and one chair...with lcd on wall...but the lcd is 26in. a good size for the space...i know the sub is necessary for lower volumes that i will be using...also the headphone thing is a good answer when alone..but boy you can't beat speaker fronts for listening to music can you ?....GOOD WORK GUYS...alot to consider...please, everyone ,don't stop, all will be considered and will be purchasing soon, but will wait until after jan.1 for purchase...all this stuff looks good, i am a eye candy guy as well as sound clarity..thanks dwhitt

interested that no one is speaking of oppo ?????

I set up a system in my bedroom that included Celestion SL-700s placed close to the front wall and a wall mounted TV. The SL-700s do everything except deep bass, are small and mounted on intergral stands, and look good to boot. A decent DVD player will sound good playing standard CDs. You only have to get an integrated amp, and you are done. Since you like NAD gear, an NAD DVD player and integrated amp would look good together and match the SL-700s esthetics.

Dwhitt,

I was steering you towards one box solutions. If you are interested in two box systems based on an Oppo disk player, that is a whole other deal.

If you are interested in a receiver/Oppo DV-983H system with AM/FM and subwoofer out - look at these:

Cambridge Audio Azur 540R
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=282&Title=Azur+540R+(Version+3)+6.1+HDMI+AV+Receiver

Music Hall Audio Maven
http://www.musichallaudio.com/mmf_products.asp?show=true&prolook=maven

NAD C-725BEE
http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-receivers/C-725BEE-Stereo-Receiver

Outlaw Audio 2150
http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/rr2150.html

Any of these receivers paired with Oppo's best player would make a righteous combo. With the power provided by the Music Hall and the Outlaw, you could easily drive some greedier speakers. In addition to the B&W CM-1 and the Era Design 4 listed above, I might suggest the Dynaudio Focus 110 as well.

http://dynaudio.com/eng/systems/lines/focus/focus110.php.

One last suggestion:

a Peachtree Audio Decco or Nova + Oppo 981H set up with digital sound out to the Decco and using the Oppo's very good onboard video processor to your monitor. No AM/FM, but onboard DAC, 50-80W amp, tube preamp, and nice sound for between $800 and $1200 depending on finish and power output. Would drive iPod, computer and all other digital sources. Slick, Slick, Slick.

http://signalpathint.com/index.php/Peachtree-Audio-Products/Peachtree-Audio-Products.html

Happy shopping.

yes , lots of food for thought.....i do like the one box system thoughts, spend money on the power cord and put money saved on the interconnects into the speaker wires,etc. i want the naim, but at this point , although i have owned very expensive equipment over the last forty years, i am having to be frugal. so the little nad with effecient speakers, i like the imputs of the nad 717 and the cost effective aperion. i have a squeezebox and buddy gave me when he upgraded to the duet system and i like what it does for relaxing, but to have something with a little more dynamics and clarity with my cd collection is going to be nice. this is going to be a tough decision,but with all the good selections i can't fail...thanks to all ,dwhitt