I have been slowly upgrading my stereo system the past 4 years or so. I bought my speakers from Cambridge Soundworks because they have an excellent upgrade policy – if you bring in speakers you buy from them within a year of the purchase date they will apply the full purchase price towards the purchase of a model of speaker higher up in quality. So I have gradually been upgrading the speakers as cashflow permits.

In December Cambridge sent me a sale flyer and they had their top of the line center channel speaker on sale for $250. It normally goes for $400, so I decided to go for it. I get to the store and they knock the price down to $220 for me, I’m feeling even better about the decision. But when they haul the box out of the back I realize the thing is bigger than my tv. By a lot, I mean a lot. Becky is now convinced I’m a mental reject and my tv looks ridiculous perched on top of this monstrosity, but damn does it sound good.