It came of Saturday, but I didnt get a chance to hook it up until Sunday afternoon. I have not experienced any difficulties or problems, once I turned the polling feature off. This board was helpful in that regard.

All I can say is WOW. This was a huge upgrade. The Yamaha 995 wasnt even in the same ballpark. Yes, things have advanced alot in 7 years, but even the SACD's sounded so much better. I had the SACD player hooked through the 5.1 inputs of the Yamaha, and on the 970, I have it through the CD inputs, with bypass mode on.

They sound better, which theoretically they shouldnt, but this means that the 970 has a much better analog system than the Yamaha.

Movies sound better and punchier, especially in the bass. Serenity was a lot of fun.

It was well worth the wait. Now the outlaws just need to make an excellent SACD player at a reasonable price.