Very interesting John. The price looks right and the wife will love the fact that at least one book of cd's will disappear is a great selling point.

As an avid lister (although up to this point on sub-quality gear), will I be sacrificing any or signficiant quality on the cd's and/or dvd's? I've read THX certification is a marketing thing, so I don't seem to need that. What about the 192/24 processing that some higher priced units offer. Is this a "must have" or not an overly critical element?