hey guys; another newbie question about all this.... I am married and if the boss (wife) has to turn on one more electronic gadget she will flip out! Right now; its very simple so I don't receive the dredded call... this thing isn't working!!!! We just hit M1; it turns e/thing on and M2 turns e/thing off!! So, since the 7700 and most other amps are not IR compatible... what is the workaround here? Meaning; am I missing something? How do you guys incorporate your amps (whether they are 7700 or not) into your set up? Right now the family uses the MX-500 from Universal Remote Control. Maybe, since the amp is connected via the trigger... it should just power up in theory when the receiver comes on? (so the remote issue; may not be an issue after all) Hopefully this makes sense.

Thanks again!