I appreciate everyone's feedback! I have given some thought and think $1200 is doable, a stretch tho. I see the bstock sierra with a l12 would be roughly similarly priced as a bstock sierra2. While the s1 bstock with nrt upgrade is almost as much. It's tough to decide really. Is the sierra2 that significant of a leap over the original? Especially when paired with such a nice sub? On a side note I did some testing with the center 340 as a main channel and it sounds clearer than the 170, just a bit. The sound stage seemed to improve a tad as well, but it does still feel like it's missing something. Another concern for sierra 2 is with the RAAL, I get up and walk around quite a bit and may not like the dip in highs. So I wonder, is the tower nrt worth waiting for when compared to the sierras I mentioned? I might be able to swing it next year.