Building an Awesome Sound System

It's interesting how things change. "My" awesome sound system was a Dynaco 400W in front, Hafler 200W in back, 6 Large Advents split 4/2, and the usual assortment of Audiophile Grade B equipment generating and controlling sound. If I was in the back of the house, I merely turned it up...

Now, the talk is networking, syncing, ... Hopefully, people keep in mind things like "overdriven amps clip", speaker headroom, etc. Underneath all the neat technology, there's still sound that has to come out with good dynamic range, clarity, etc.