Good info, Monty - glad you were able to solve your hum issue. My system was dead silent until I added some analog cables between my BD player and the 990. Picked up a hum when listening via the 7.1 direct input mode. At the suggestion of another member here, I moved the analog interconnects away from the AC cords I had running in the back, and everything was quiet again.

Still discovering now how good 2-channel audio can sound with this system. Very happy so far. Look forward to many more hours of happy listening.

cheers!