On advice from DNJ and Don Mason, I bought the Yamaha YST-MS5O system, paid about $10 more for black, and when you included freight charges, then deduct the rebate, I'll end up spending $69.54--less than half the MSLP. The speakers sound great, they're more than enough to do those small, private parties where there's no more than 40 guests and space is limited to 1,500 to 2,000 square feet. I'm rigging them so they'll be on a flat-black shelf located just beneath the keyboard. This should be low enough for the subwoofer and the satellites point up at about a 20 degree angle, which should be perfect. Consequently, for these smaller venues, all I'll need is the keyboard, speakers, X-stand, mic and a folding stool--that's it. Life just got easier again.

Cheers,

Gary