I purchased these (oiled oak) new back in high school and have been in love with there sound ever since, they are still in perfect condition. I am about to make my first home theater purchase and could not think of not using these as part of a 5.1 surround sound system. Since I am spending all my money on a new LCD TV and Entertainment center the budget for the rest of the audio system is limited. I was thinking of trying to get a KG 2.2V for a center and was going to use my KG 2 as mains, but my wife would like the speakers to fit inside the entertainment center and the kg 2's miss by an inch. But I was wondering if I should get a pair of KG 2.2's and use my KG 2's as rears. I am also going to try to ebay a decent surround sound receiver. Again I would like to keep this under $500 total. I would love to hear some of your suggestions.