grunt, I will continue to experiment with Audyssey on and off - as I do with everything in my setup to eventually arrive at nirvana. I initially didn't give Audyssey an adequate chance, then became converted, but who knows, maybe I'll cast her off again. For the time being Audyssey has me in her grips - and I am content to be there because I figure something as to compensate for having the world's worst HT configuration (is there a thread for overcoming the worst room by brute force?).