Spiff...MOST things that were in a dorm room end up in the trash 4 yrs from now.

Spending $500 on a 2 channel setup as opposed to $150 for a denon shelf system for a dorm room...easy choice to me. In my dorm room, space was at a premium, I thought about going the nice 2 channel route, but whats the point when they are 4 ft away from you cause they are so cramped?

I was happy to throw away all my dorm room "stuff" when I left college. I had a job, and didnt not need the beer/slime/whatever else covered stuff from the dorm days.

And maybe step off the audiophile pedastel if you call a Denon/Mission combo "crap"