I have had the chance to hear systems that cost upwards of $500k. Of course us poor people have to draw the line somewhere. All the equipment you mentioned is top notch and you would be well served with most.

My best purchase experience was when I bought my Odysey Stratus Amp. You call and talk to Klaus, the owner. He calls you back if not there. Although I had to wait months for mine to be built, it has been awesome since. I recently spoke to Klause because my LED burnt out and he told me to just send him a check for $20 and he would send all the parts and instructions to upgrade it to a Blue LED.

Odysey products are for the most part assembled in USA. That in itself is a hard to find thing of the past. Their products perform as expected and better. Customer service has been the best of anything I have ever mail ordered. Upgrades offered are not too expensive, he told me for about $350, they would completely replace the guts of my amp to bring it up to snuff with what is sold today.

I also like Hafler gear and have been using it since David Hafler was in Pensauken NJ and my brother was building his kits along with Dynaco and Heathkit. Although I have a Hafler 945 Pre/Tuner that is of Mexican Rockford era that is a bit quirky due to picking up signals from other remotes, my Hafler 9180 amp is Rock Solid and kicks the crap out of the new Harman Kardon AVR I just bought.

For speakers, I have always had Mirage, Infinity, JM Labs and Dynaudio. Not too many speakers out there in the $2500 range that outperform my Audiance 82s. Although most of the non-outrageously priced JMs lack deep bass, they make up for it with speed and clarity.

I also like Onkyo for mass market electronics and have had many Sony TVs including my new Bravia XBR1 40" HD LCD.

My three cents,

Hyfi