Well, I just ordered my 970. I hope it gets here soon. I can hardly wait, as my Yamaha 995 that I was using as a preamp died (well actually someone spilled a glass of wine into the transformer while it was running).

I am now running the sound through the TV, it is dull and lifeless.

The rest of the equipment is a Rotel 1075 amp, GR Research AV3 and AV1 speakers, a DIY parts express 12" subwoofer, a Sony 555 SACD player and a JVC progressive scan DVD player.

I hoping that the analog bypass on the CD input is transparent and I dont lose much detail from the SACD player, because I am thinking of getting a Toshiba HD DVD player.

I will let everyone know how it sounds when it comes and I hook it up.