Thanks for the welcome davekro. I was surprised to be only a day away from my PC and came back to see 38+ posts here hehe
Feels great to be welcomed like this.
Actually I've always liked Denon but could never afford the models I liked back home because prices are like a blow fish being over inflated (much like Japan really), but at least if you wait long enough the prices drop much faster here. Earning Yen helps to.
NZ is a nice country to visit or even settle down in if you want a relaxed life. For me it's was so relaxed I felt dead , so here I am in Japan. Australia is a great place to. More variety of things to do there, then in NZ. Now's a good time to travel because the NZ $ is down. Something you can take advantage of maybe?