My pleasure !! It was a blast (literally at times) to have a 4-5 hour session just playing with the toys with another similarly minded addict wink

I'd just reiterate Chris' comments above by saying that the SB+ was surprisingly close (gnat's whisker close) to the 800. We both probably expected the 800 to be noticably superior. No doubt the 800 did sound fabulous but the gap is worryingly (for M I'd think) very very close. As mentioned, a couple of times, we called it wrong !!

Without upsetting anyone's purchasing justifications, you have to have a good think about the relative costs of running an 800 (�10k+ ??) vs a SB+ (�800).

When I think about the most subtle of perceived differences that Chris highlights (and they were so very subtle) I remain evermore optimistic that M could do a lot with a device like an Meridian SB+.

I want (please please please Bob) all the convenience of the format with the M digital expertise/magic. Am hoping now that they don't have to build an HD-DVD player, they might get around to it wink

Rgds,
Nick