I submit this as the best system for the money, ever.

I think it serves as an indictment of the "high end" audio industry in general, which is now ruled by hucksters, charlatans and snake oil salesmen. I think true value is very hard to find anymore. It seems to be an industry ruled by pretty face plates, euphonic distortion rather than fidelity, cable charlatans, tube voodoo, snake oil salesmen and stratospheric prices.

After years of owning high end equipment including Dunlavy, Vandersteen, Meadowlark Audio, NAD, Rega, McIntosh, VTL, Creek, etc., etc. I decided to downscale. Given today's poor economic climate, I can't afford to have a $10,000+ stereo system.

So I sold everything to pay bills and purchased this system over the last few months.

And guess what? It gives me 90-95% of the sound of super high end systems (including my prior systems) for less than $300. I have it all hooked up with simple $6 per pair Philips RCA's because the older components wouldn't take my $100-$300 per pair interconnects.

The monitors sit on Auralex monitor pads that pro studios use for sound isolation.

It all sounds great, and beats the hell out of most systems I have heard.

DVD, CD and digital audio are outputted from my MacBook Pro or my iPhone.

But I am buying a Rega Planet for $100 for CD's.

In any case, I will have far less than $500 into the whole system, and I bet mine sounds better than yours, any day.

And I can use the money I save for my expenses, friends, family and beautiful girlfriend, which are far more important to me than the component of the month.

Goodbye, high end audio. You have lied to and cheated me long enough. I am leaving you for good so I can enjoy life, love and music, not components.