Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
I can help you in regards to what to expect and what options are available from the IRS if you can't pay your bill in full. Email me if interested.
Thanks for the offer, but we're able to pay the bill. We'll just have that much less in our retirement "nest egg." We knew we'd get clobbered, and went about investing (and spending) as if all this money were ours, and after we had our taxes done, we just about fainted! Still, we're fine.

As it turns out, my mortgage company (Countrywide - another company in deep trouble) foolishly paid a property tax bill which was in error, and which I informed them was in error, and was not to be paid. It seems as if our local county tax office (Spartanburg, SC) will be sending us a refund that just might cover the cost of a new CD player!

In the meantime, I may be able to come up with a bit less than $200 to improve the sound of my CD's. I'm currently using the Adcom GDA-600 DAC, which is OK, but was eclipsed by their newer, and far superior, GDA-700. Both units are long discontinued, but there's a 700 on ebay currently with a bid of only $149, so I'm going to keep my eye on that. It won't make my CD's sound as good as they might on a new Cambridge Audio 740, but it'll be a noticeable improvement, and for a very small investment. I'll keep everyone posted as to what I do.