Recommendations on a HT Setup

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Hi All,
I am currently in the process of setting up a pure home theater system. I do not care about 2 channel as I have a diff. setup for 2 channel music. Primary interest is HT, DPL, DD & DTS.
The components I am thinking of buying are :
Sony 50ES A/V Receiver.
Energy Take 5 system with e:XL8 subwoofer.
I already have the following : Toshiba TP61H95, Sony DSS, Panasonic 310 DVD player.
Any opinions/comments on the 50ES/Take5 would be appreciated. I auditioned the Take 5 in my friends place and was impressed with the sound quality. I thought it offered an excellent price/performance ratio. Reg. the 50ES, I am solely purchasing this based on reviews. I heard the Yamaha RXV795 but it does not offer S-Video switching which I am planning to use for DSS/DVD. I presume that component video switching is too much to ask for in this price range, so I am not even going to ask.
My local dealer is quoting $1000 for the 50ES and $799 for the Take5. These prices seems really high. I do know that it is much cheaper thru mail order. I would prefer if the mailorder co. for the Sony is an authorized one so I would get the 5 yr warrantee. I would appreciate it if someone could post some mailorder places where I could get a good bargain. Also, any info on mailorder experience would be welcome. I would not mind paying a bit extra for good customer service and delivery as promised.
Thanks in advance.
Jay.

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Topic - Recommendations on a HT Setup - Jay Raja 18:48:18 05/23/99 (4)

Re: Recommendations on a HT Setup - Bobio 07:32:52 06/03/99 (0)

Re: Recommendations on a HT Setup - Justin 16:37:48 05/25/99 (0)

Re: Recommendations on a HT Setup - brian 13:26:59 05/25/99 (0)

Re: Recommendations on a HT Setup - mtrycrafts 17:13:24 05/24/99 (0)

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