I think there are a couple of very happy Parasound Halo owners on the boards. One ended up getting Halos because his Outlaw multichannel amps were having a tough time keeping up with sustained high volumes into M80s.
EDIT -- I should mention that the Outlaw Monoblocks never had a heat problem, just the 7 channel driving 5 M80s and a couple of QS8s real loud. In some states that would be considered abuse, but apparently not in California
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In terms of where to spend your money, it seems that up to a point (say $3K for speakers) you get the best bang for the buck by spending more on speakers than on electronics, after that all I can say is there is less agreement on what you get for the extra $$
I think my system spending was about typical if you want some numbers. Very roughly, in $CDN not including tax, I spent :
- 21% ($1500) for receiver and DVD/CD player
- 51% ($3700) for speakers (including subwoofer)
- 28% ($2000) for display (projector + DIY screen)
In this price range I would partition money about the same way if I were doing it over again, ie I would spend relatively more on speakers than electronics.