Hi Jack,

I will completely agree with you on the Belles product. I am currently auditioning the Belles Soloist 3 setup and it is fantastic sounding. Makes my Audio Pros sound like they never have and never knew they could. I am still really leaning towards the Ushers however. I am going to stay in the X-719 or V 602 range. Been listening to them all at a new Hi Fi shop just across the street from me. The V602's just came in today and I was extremely pleased with their performance, a bit tight out of the box but the potential after break in seems promising. They have some 601's broken in nicely and they are so deceiving for the cost. Easily as good as some twice their price of $700 and &1000 for the 602's. I listened to one of the CP series hooked up to the Belles and it was breath taking really. Incidently I they also let me take home a Rega Mira 3 int amp last night to try and it too was an improvement over the Denon but not nearly as much as the Belles has been today. I think this may be my last stop but not final yet.
Could you perhaps explain to me how this bypass works actually. I could hold onto the Denon for a bit and use it for that purpose until I replac eit with a newer processor but am not exactly sure how to hook it up! I will ask tomorrow at the shop too but I spent the better part of this evening trying and it got frustrating. I plugged into the multi channel output on the Denon and then into most on the Belles but nothing. Im sure Im doing something wrong. : (
Any help greatly appreciated. If you'd like to do it over email that'd be fine too.

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