You might also consider a refurbished Hitachi from uecweb.com as most models sell for about half the retail price. I heard some good reports from people who have purchased from them online. P.S. Plasma screens are also prone to screen burn by static images.
I'd say crank 'em fairly good, the sound will usually smooth out after a while. If you don't crank 'em up it will just take a bit longer to break in.
KW
I wouldn't go with C/L/R 2000s all around. I think you'd be much better off with the BP30s as mains, and if price/space isn't a problem BP30s for the rears. Matter of fact I wouldn't use the C/L/R 2000s for the rears at all, Def Tech makes speakers better suited for surrounds than the C/L/R...
I run Def Tech BP 2002 mains, C/L/R 2500 center channel, with my HTR-5280 Yamaha, and have no problems 'till I crank it up and make my wife mad...then I have problems
KW
I picked up a Yamaha HTR-5280 from Sears where it retails for $799. If I recall correctly I paid about $450 for it as Sears will price match internet prices. I just went to yahoo shopping, searched for that model, printed out the price, and picked it up. Food for thought
KW
I don't have the luxury of auditioning various brands of speakers and other kinds of equipment. That being said, I liked the Def Tech PF15TL+ so much I bought a second. Use is 90% Movies rather than music.