Congrats on the 970.

I have really been enjoying mine. I only have a couple of SACDs, but they sound excellent. I have my SACD player hooked up to the 7.1 inputs. It is such a shame that SACD didn't take off. They really do sound much better than CD.

I am curious about your GR Research speakers. I have always seen companies like that on the net (GR, North Creek), but not been real comfortable about getting speakers from a non-commercial source. In particular I have wanted to try the AV-2 or AV-3. How do you like your speakers?

Regards,
Charlie