Do him a favor. Have him leave the door open the next time they go out. Slip in and steal the HTIB. What are friends for?

BTW - not long after Jack got his Denon 1705 from ecost, I picked up a 1905. (Hmmm, how far behind can Curtis be???). If you compare the 1905 and 2105, the 1905 ends up being the better value. The differences are more esoteric than substanial.