Thanks for the thoughts - and in fact, my living room may be a bit too big for bookshelves and a sub.

I could, of course, start that way and if it's not adequate, keep the bookshelves for surrounds.

I have to say that I'm really encouraged by the positive comments regarding the 60's. They seem priced way too low to be that good

As to subs, I have been leaning towards one from Hsu - they seem to be the price/performance leader in subwoofers and get astonishing reviews.

Cheers,

Bill