Being the cheapskate newbie that I am, lets see
Onkyo SR702 (refurb)
M22's (factory outlet)
QS4's (factory outlet)
VP100 (factory outlet)
SVS PB10-ISD (couldn't get b-stock)
centre channel wall bracket
speaker stands (generic)
cables (blue jean, home depot and wallmart)
screen goo
NEC LT240K Projector (used and got me started on this whole HT kick)
home made projector ceiling mount
all converted to USD comes to $2945 + 160 shipping = $3105. This all assumes the stuff that is still on order but not yet arrived (the Axioms and sub) meets with my satifaction and I don't upgrade the Axioms before they are sent out (e.g. I'm already thinking of phoning Noreen and asking her to change the QS4's to QS8's for another ~$100 US).
As I suspected, pretty close to the bottom but a lot more than I thought at the outset of this adventure about 2 months ago. Oh well, with 3 young kids and at a cost of $50 or more a night to pay for a babysitter and a pair of movie tickets, it'll have paid for itself in about 60 visits to the theater, not to mention all the music enjoyment. As they say, rationalizations are more important than sex. How many days can you go without a good rationalization or two.
