Alright, that does it. Between this install thread and a few others, I'm biting the proverbial bullet.

After some deliberation and discussion with pgrzelak and a few others, I've purchased my amp and speakers (no subwoofer just yet - I know, I know, hang in there, in time). We will hopefully proceed with the installation this Friday or Saturday, schedules permitting (it is a holiday, after all).

I'll take pix.