Welcome Batsthecat. I lot of good info here so far. I'll endorse Audiogon as a rather good source for high-end gear, research everything however. On-line retailers is (IMO) another good road to take. No middle man mark ups to deal with and most if not all have good return policies. For speakers companies there's Axiom, Aperion, Ascend Acoustics, Outlaw Audio and Emotiva to name a few. I have dealt with Axiom and Aperion and must say they are terrific vendors to work with and you get exceptional cost to performance ratios. Keep us posted on your search. I also think it's important to iterate that higher $$$ does not always give you better performance. Again, research and demos (where possible) is recommended.
