Thank you, psyprof1.

I'm glad to hear that Santa rewarded you this year. Sometimes being good pays off

I'm looking forward to hearing more from you on the Yaqin. Let it break in (I DO believe there is such a thing) and let us, please, know your impressions on the benefits it brings when listening to CD.

Who knows, maybe you have time to hook it between a CDP and the 990, just to determine where it best fits in an audio system. Sure, between the preamp and the power amp is the place to make everything benefit from its presence, but maybe it brings more when located between a CDP and the preamp, to kick out the digital harshness.