wow... thx guys!! I appreciate all the advice... I'll sift through what you've said, and if anybody else has more to add, please go for it! The more content the better!!!

My goal right now is VERY simple: hook up a surround system to my computer for music, DVDs, games, etc... so, I don't need tons of inputs/outputs on the reciever...

@the_chiller, the receiver you have has a 0.2% THD, which is "relatively high"... I've gotten recommendations from friends that I should be looking at a receiver that's <0.1% THD... your thoughts/opinions? Also, let's say I get the speaker set from JBL that you have, what's the *lowest* wattage receiver should i consider (mostly because of price)? The room I'm powering isn't big only 12ft x 12ft... for instance, would the Denon AVR-1602 (70W) be adaquate?

thanks again,
CaP



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