Hello all,

I've been reading through your forums and I've decided to write in with my own question. I am looking for an HTIB for my mother for Christmas. I realize that you all support buying separate components, but at this point I'd like to get an entire system that she can build on with time, her old one is completely dead.

The primary use for her will be music, so I'm really looking for something that will give her optimum quality and will be long lasting. I've been looking at some of the Denons and Onkyos but I can't tell what will be the best as a starter system.

The room this will be set up in is about 22' x 18' with the possibility of expanding speakers into other rooms that can operate on a B system so that one person can watch TV or a movie and she could flip the speakers in the other room on for music. She already has a new TV and fairly new DVD so I don't necessarily need all that. What I do want is digital storage for music or multiple CD player. The budget tops out at about $1500, but I'd prefer less.

I've tried to answer the questions I've seen asked when a newbie likes me comes on for advice, but if you need to know anything else please let me know.

Thank you in advance! I appreciate your help!!!

Maddie