Maybe I am missing the point, what is so great about PLIIx? I kept reading all the hype about PLII and couldn't wait to hear my cds again, but after a while I grew bored with it and am back listenting to them in stereo, (sorry, didn't mean to use the "S" word). Now we are going to generate two more channels in back, for what purpose? I love technology, and am glad for the experimenting, (keeps Dolby Labs in business), but what is the significance of this "advance?" If the musicians want sound in seven seperate channels because of its artistic significance, then I am all for a supporting format. But to just convert a two channel source, I am not interested.