That is my feeling as well, Chess..

I've spent some more time today with the SC-05 and my enthusiasm for it is waning. The sound quality is phenomenal, without question. When I sit back and just enjoy the music, I'm very happy.

But there are a lot of features in the SC-05 that really aren't that much more advanced than what were in my Pioneer Elite VSX-43TX, circa 2001-2002. And in that sense, I'm not really sure it's worth the upgrade...

And that's the dilemma. Sounds great, but just a little lacking in the setup arena.

M80v2 | VP150v2 | QS8v2
SVS Pci+ 20-39
Emotiva UMC-1 & LPA-1
M22ti + T-Amp, in the Office