Chess,
I know you and I discussed the McCulloughs before in a pm and they've got Sherbourn. Most consider it the poor-mans Bryston, but talking to Bill, he said many of his customers preferred the Sherbourn to the Bryston. You should be able to get a decent deal on one of those if it interests you (but still going to be more $$$ than the Parasound)

"Chickens don't clap."