OK, ok. You dragged me into this kicking and screaming, but I'll give. These are prices paid:

2 M22 -- $360 (FO)
1 VP100 -- $220
2 CSW The Surround -- $150
1 SVS PB12-ISD -- $599
2 Polk RT-25i (zone 2) -- $150
Onkyo TX-DS575 receiver -- $450
Onkyo 6-disc CD-changer -- $125
Sony DVD/SACD player -- gift from bro, but I got him an XBox for $150
Phillips DirecTiVo -- $199
32" Mitsubishi CRT TV -- $300
Credenza-style AV/TV/speaker stand -- $50 (thanks craigslist!)
cables -- probably no more than $100 total

So that comes to ... $2853. HA, beat that!

Am I cheap, or what? And I STILL love my system. Well, OK, my TV is slowly dying, so that'll be a forced upgrade.