yea i know its not complete without cables, interconnects, power cords. there are lots of good ones out there ,and thats the easiest part. no turntable as of yet. the previous 2 playboy paradise systems were designed without research. yea i have not heard these either. and its so true in this hobby "hearing is believing",but as for the 3 JADIS ,i don't need to hear i have the faith. i went with the jadis cdp instead of the audio aero CAPITOLE so as to keep within a reasonable budget. spent a bunch on the sensuous DA60 DELUXE. as for speakers i had to choose between the QUAD988 or these AMBIENCE. again i have the hunch these AMBIENCE will deliver better overall.i'm on my way to austin in 2 weeks to hear them. then off to phoenix to hear the QUADS.if these aren't worth $6k i'm going to save $4k and get the recommened VMPS RM1