Bit OT but my brother's asked - £400 worth of sound to supplement his
42" TV in a largish (about 30' x 20') lounge. Mainly for TV/film. Couple
of complications:

* He doesn't want trailing wires, or the hassle of routing cables. So
I've tried to steer him in the direction of those 2.1 soundbar things,
like this:

http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/p...roduct_ID/6785

Which of course means no rear speakers. Personally, I think they're very
effective and add quite a bit to films. Not enough for me to bother mind
- but then I listen to music mostly. Does anyone know if the wireless
speakers work - things like this:

http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/p...roduct_ID/5365

* He's pretty obsessed with the appearance of the thing. He's just
thrown a DVD recorder I gave him in the bin because it's silver(!). So
it has to be black and discrete and match his Sony telly. Much as I
think a 'normal' hifi is the best way to go, I don't think the
aesthetics would cut it.

Overall, I've asked him to go to a shop and get some advice. For a
number of reasons (some good, some questionable) I don't think he's
going to do that. Any ideas?

Thanks, Rob