Well, I took the plunge and ordered my 5.1 system as described in this post.   A/V Receiver: Outlaw 1070 DVD Player: Oppo DV-970HD TV: Sony KD-XBR970 Speakers: front: 532-LR, center: 533-VAC, surround, 422-LR, Sub: S-8 Remote: Harmony 880 Everything else: nearly a thousand bucks worth of interconnects stands, antennas, power ...