Actually, I'm not at all surprised that it is a good performer -- it is a purely analog device, switching four inputs (three 5.1 and one stereo) and providing volume control for two of the 5.1 inputs. No DSP, no bass management, no video switching, no OSD, none of that stuff. It's actually almost exactly the device described a couple of times in the "New Product Suggestions" forum (there have been some suggestions -- 1 , 2 , 3 -- that the ICBM-1 be used as the basis for a 5.1 analog switch and bass manager).

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Gonk

[This message has been edited by gonk (edited February 06, 2002).]