Judging from how slowly DVD's are adopting even DTS, I think the formats already offered on the 950 are going to serve well for a good number of years.

The other revelation I've had, now that I have my new front projector, is that big sweet 12 foot picture takes alot of your attention away from the sound anyway. The sound becomes more like icing on the cake.

I think my original objectives worked out pretty well in that I wanted dependibly excellent sound (which the 950 delivers), with enough cash left over so I don't have the sensation of watching a 32" movie in the middle of Carnagie Hall.

Merc, I've heard good things about the Jolida but since I already have a good CD source I'm looking more for a passive pre (or active with unity gain). Have you found a good one yet?