Some family members have started giving me some decent components (an old NAD receiver, an unembarassing sony CD, and some others). This is going to let me take some time and replace things piecemeal rather than buying a system outright. In light of this I think I'll look at a NAD c541i CD player followed by a NAD c-370 and some goo interconnects before I think about speakers again. I'm thinking I'll go for Axioms--either the m40ti or m50ti, depending on the type of room I'll be putting them in. Thanks for the advice. I came to this site earlier this week knowing nothing about hi-fi (or even mid-fi). You all have helped me evaluate what I'm looking for and how to get it. I really can't thank the users here enough, especially the people who took time to email me personally.
