Have you heard of EMOTIVA?

I second the HT vote. Great for that purpose. That being said, so is my $500 Onkyo receiver :)

"..That being said, so is my $500.00 Onkyo receiver:)"

I am considering order the pairs od UPA1's for FM radio listening but I have never had gut to do so. I feel safer with Rotel, Parasound and Adcom for non-critical listening.

Your message is well received.

Wow...

I have the USP-1 preamp and have been very satisfied. If you have a perfect listening room, and expect the ultimate in the state of the art, go elsewhere. But I have a large, assymmetrical living room, with very high ceilings on one side.

Driving Vandersteens and a big Bag End sub, it does a fine job with both digital and vinyl. Not the last word in sound, but a solid performer.

Emotiva is great bang for the buck audio. Not quite as good as Parasound but better than mid-fi stuff.
Very decent sound at RMAF.