Liz,

With all our talk, the wife let me upgrade the Oppo DV-970HD. I found a great deal at my local dealer for a Marantz DV9600 universal player for 2/3rds off list. Been playing various discs the last few hours, SACD, DVD-A, CDs, etc. and have been very impressed with the increased picture and video quality over my Oppo. The Marantz even gives the Oppo, CIA external DAC combo a run for its money in two-channel. Looks like I will be selling the Oppo and Channel Islands Audio VDA-2 and VAC-1 combo. Next up are the Mye Stands arriving this month. The Oppo definitely was holding my system back, especially with hi-rez materials.

Slbenz