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<blockquote data-quote="dcwp" data-source="post: 410121" data-attributes="member: 25562">Great replies, thanks for the continuing education!&nbsp; This is more or less what I've suspected, but I was hoping there was some magical cheap silver bullett.&nbsp; Funny how that never works out, huh?One thing that occurred to me recently (why not before, I don't know) is that I can easily stash a component in the attic directly above the TV/HTPC.&nbsp; The previous owners of this house insulated and finished part of the attic so it doesn't get too hot or dusty, but the room is cramped and useless to me for anything but storage.&nbsp; I can easily put a receiver there and run the connecting lines down through the wall, achieving the invisibility my wife wants and the quality I want.&nbsp; Heck, if it weren't for the optical drive and power button, I could put the entire HTPC setup up there.&nbsp; I think the plan I'm coming to is to buy something passable but cheap in the next few months so that I can start experimenting with sound.&nbsp; Maybe htib, maybe proper receiver from the low end or used.&nbsp; Right now I'm in the post-doc/temporary job market so I have to move quite a bit and I don't know if I'll be in this house for 20 more years or 20 more weeks and I'm not sure what my employment situation looks like past a couple of months so I hesitate to commit to anything soon.&nbsp; But if I start experimenting with audio at the low end now, then once I get some stability I will be ready to invest in a higher end system.&nbsp; Thanks for helping me get into that position!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dcwp, post: 410121, member: 25562"] Great replies, thanks for the continuing education! This is more or less what I've suspected, but I was hoping there was some magical cheap silver bullett. Funny how that never works out, huh? One thing that occurred to me recently (why not before, I don't know) is that I can easily stash a component in the attic directly above the TV/HTPC. The previous owners of this house insulated and finished part of the attic so it doesn't get too hot or dusty, but the room is cramped and useless to me for anything but storage. I can easily put a receiver there and run the connecting lines down through the wall, achieving the invisibility my wife wants and the quality I want. Heck, if it weren't for the optical drive and power button, I could put the entire HTPC setup up there. I think the plan I'm coming to is to buy something passable but cheap in the next few months so that I can start experimenting with sound. Maybe htib, maybe proper receiver from the low end or used. Right now I'm in the post-doc/temporary job market so I have to move quite a bit and I don't know if I'll be in this house for 20 more years or 20 more weeks and I'm not sure what my employment situation looks like past a couple of months so I hesitate to commit to anything soon. But if I start experimenting with audio at the low end now, then once I get some stability I will be ready to invest in a higher end system. Thanks for helping me get into that position! [/QUOTE]

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