Prior to living in my current home I had a dedicated listening room which was really just a spare bedroom. During that time all of my listening was with 2-way monitors in the nearfield. Pro-Ac, Audio Research, Wadia was my primary system. No turntable due to limited space. My current system represents a concept that I wanted to achieve by having a great system in a living room environment without all the equipment cluttering the room while being child friendly. I chose an antique Baker Furniture cabinet and configured a system that would fit nicely inside. All cables run underneath the floor through the basement. Wife is happy and I achieved the goal of not turning my living room into an audio nerd haven. The Bryston/PMC combo is fantastic too.