o.k., this is not really "Computers", but there's so much expertise here that I am asking anyway:
My house is equipped with speakers in every room (Sapphire IC/IWs, plus center/back speakers in main room) but I am still looking for a central receiver unit to distribute the sound from all my audio (and video) sources neatly. I have a good (B&O) stereo system, the TV, VCR, DVD, computer as sources (toal of 5 now, I'd like 2 or 3 spare input slots), and I have tried a Denon 7-1 ($ 700.-), but the user interface is abysmal, and the 2nd one just broke so I think I'm going to stay away from those. Plus the sound quality was mediocre and below what I know the (not top-end, I know) speakers can produce.
Any recommendations? Taking out another mortgage (i.e. above $2000) is not an option... I was also thinking how nice it would be to have a radio-based remote instead of the IR-based ones where you have to be in the same room with the receiver...
--Detlef