My neighbor recently bought the Diva 5.1s. I was very impressed. Very good build quality, cosmetics, and sound. I don't think I've heard a $2k speaker that sounded this good. Also, his room is HUGE!! 25 foot tall ceilings and 25 x 35 feet. To my amazement these speakers filled it quite nicely, (mind you he's listening mostly to easy jazz) The AV123 policy is to try them for 30 days. I say go for it--worst case your friend is out shipping charges. My guess is, however, he doesn't send them back.