HTG, that NAD 3140 cost me about $500 or so back in 1981. NAD's are still in the $500+ range.
I'm thinking that something for a couple of hundred bucks would do for now. Actually, that price range _has_ to do for now, since I just started adding up the cost of projects we need done around the house:
Rebuild chimney--$8,000
Finish reburbishing main bathroom--$3,000 to $5,000.
Four new sidewalk slabs--~$3,000.
Possible (crossing fingers don't need it) new roof--$5,000
New garage--$15,000
Just adding all those things up, I just realized that I'll probably get them done and paid for by the time I die.
Maybe my wife can just use the portable CD player and headphones she has for her job.