I'm currently own a pair of former-showroom PSB Platinums. The store was very good about letting me keep them for as long as I wanted to make sure they were still in excellant condition.

At more than 1/2 off MSRP I have no complaints. (Even if my L/R speakers are worth more than everything else in my living room combined).

And yes, I'm powering them with a $169 5.1 AVR. (My NAD "serious gear" is collecting dust in a closet.)