I have an early UK unit (#17!) and I believe I even posted the first audioreview.com review of it! A great piece of equipment it is, that I still feel no need to change.

However, I recently bought a 598 and am now interested in the MKII upgrade path, more for the enhanced DSP than the Smartlink & DVD-A side of things.

Can anyone who has actually gone through with the part- or full upgrade let me know their thoughts on whether it's worth the money? I run crap rear speakers (which I need to upgrade) but rarely run 5 channel music programmes.

I don't currently feel incentivised to make a commitment to DVD-A for all of the obvious reasons either.

Thanks in advance to anyone who has actually made this upgrade who can advise (not speculate).

Regards

Paul