Then my Logitech system should sound just as good as Wayne's non-ultra2/select2 Rotel RSP-985. Not bad for $300.....and it even comes with the speakers and sub. 8-)

I used to buy everything with THX...and way back when (when there was only ProLogic gear) it did make a big difference, especially in the surrounds. However, now a days, I don't feel there is much of a need for it with PL2X and so forth. It's not even a concern when I buy anymore.

Timbre . Normally I'd stay quiet on typos, but you kept repeating it .... timber is big wood. If timber falls in a forest, it makes a sound.

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you, to find that your cables lack THX certification. *Snicker*

Guess the answer is "probably not" for now.

Just ordered the 990.

Had to really suck it in to not order the 7700 at the same time (perhaps at some later date).

Thanks for all the input.

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Wayne, hope I'm not screwing up this thread w/a q about buttkicker...I found your long post of a couple of years ago and I'm requesting advice from you (tracked you down to here via google). Anyway, I'm nearing the point of installing mine with their amp. Looking at the big couch centered on my screen I realize it has thick leather covered cushions (don't ask -- I didn't do the decorating, just the equipment!). So the obvious q is where do I put the buttkicker...underneath, but it will have to pass through all that thick cushion. Under the cushion seems out of the question given the size/shape of the kicker. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.

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Do you think that level of confusion is on purpose to make sure even an informed buyer has no clue what THX does? I do. Nobody knows WTF it does yet they make you feel like you really should have it. Pretty clever marketing.