Well, I did it. I took the TV delay as a sign that everything needs to be together before it'll all work together. So I ordered my speakers. Not all of them, but the majority of them. Ordered the tower speakers and center speaker in black. The Dark Cherry option was backordered until December 22nd, and while it might have looked a little bit better if it were near some dark-cherry colored furniture (as the bookshelves might be), it didn't make sense for the front speakers.

The center speaker will rest atop the TV and the two towers will sit on the outskirts, about 5-6 feet away from the center, providing the best experience for those in the theater. The speakers should ship tomorrow via UPS ground and make it here before my TV arrives. Then, when the TV arrives, everything will be ready to go. I'll have all the cabling done, and all I'll need to do is plug in the one HDMI cable from my receiver into the TV and we're set.

Oh yeah, my PureAV power conditioner shipped today as well. I guess the only thing missing is the TV. And if the HD-A2's come into Crutchfield this weekend, it could actually get here before my TV does depending on the shipping. The anticipation is killing me!

To complete the home theater, I just need two bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer and we're done! Well, except for the other HD-DVDs I want. I'm already up to 7 without any way to play them. My list is here.

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