Birdman,
You were right about a larger discount from the local audio store.
Bought speakers and a receiver yesterday. Then I returned the Yamaha RX-V2400 receiver an hour or so after buying it...since girlfriend told me she can get a large discount at Best Buy.
I couldn't pick the speakers up until today (and in the mean time found Yamaha HTR series at Best Buy wasn't the same as the RX-V series). So, I was back to online or the local store again for the receiver.
This time when I asked again, he went from $850 down to $760...Etronics was $690. That was close enough for me, plus I know I have a warranty and no shipping if something goes wrong in the future. He probably still would have dropped it a little, thinking back now.
Rob