Nick, spinaltap, thanks for your thoughts. Guess I'll have to find an obliging dealer, and broach the subject of a discount on the 5200s. Either that or avoid listening to them altogether so that I never know what I'm missing :-)

Thanks again for your input

And spinaltap, what are the DSP4200s that you reference in your signature? Are they an actual planned model?

DE

MD600-->818-->very insecure DSP3100s