braidkid,
I had thought about doing that, but I do not have the funds yet. So this weekend, I'm hoping to rent the Arcam and test it. IF, it sounds anything close to the review, I will order the 990/7125 combo ASAP and then rent the Arcam again to do exactly that. I did rent the Sherwood R965 which should have been close to the 990 in sound for 6 channel direct - which was my biggest concern - and it was fairly impressive.