Hello,

Thank you all for the replies.

I will look out for 598.2 and investigate a HD621.

I forgot mention that I also have a G98 which is out of service at the moment as the CD/DVD drawer does not open (either off the front panel or remote). Any ideas of what could be causing this issue?

Would the G98 be better sonically than the 500 transport? Never did a direct comparison. Someone mentioned that the G98 would not benefit from going through the 518 which would make this redundant as all my other digital sources (PS4, SkyQ and Sony Blu-ray) are going into an optical splitter and then directly into the 565.

Just trying to make a clear decision pathway without costing the earth.

Thanks for the advice.
Andy

500, 518, 565Z3, 5500, 5000HC, 5000 and 2 analog REL subs.