Now on my 'third generation' system having started my love affair with a good old yamaha DSPa592 and some mission 733'S, 33" tosh etc (in fact I still have in my garage my first sub, a REL Q50E!) I worked through the Yamaha DSP A2 (Fab AMP and now in the spare room with my old gold Pioneer DV717 and other bits) to where I am today......
Pioneer PDP5090 / Onkyo 905N / Monitor Audio GS20's, GSLCR, GSFX's, GSW12 Sub, RD90 HD'S at the sides and up high / Panasonic BD35 / Panasonic DMR77EX / NAIM CD5X / Xbox 360 Elite / WII / Stands Unique AV10 Rack / Chord Odyssey 2 Speaker cable, Chord Anthem interconnect for CD and Power Chord / Various other power chords from Wireworld Stratus 5, Clearer Audio and Isotek, Tacima Power Blocks / Virgin Cable and a Partridge in a pear tree..........
Only the Cable and BD to upgrade. I bought the BD35 as a tester for Blu-ray. I wanted to see how it performed as I have an extensive DVD Library and didn't really want the espense of replacing lots of them for no good reason. I had at the time a Pioneer DVLX50 which was a fantastic performer, but even the lowly and lowly priced BD35 was a marked improvement and the HD sound was a must have. I have since sold the LX50 on and am waiting for pioneer to release a sensibly priced BD player around the LX72 level of quality or for the Panasonic recordable unit to hit a sensible price. The only frustrating thing is we know it will be supersceded 3 weeks later anyway just like the AMP's are!!! Oh well, split milk and all that.........
Pioneer PDP5090, Onkyo 905N, MA GS20'S, GSFX'S, GSW12 Sub, GS LCR, RD90 HD'S, BD35, DVR77EX, Naim CD5X, Xbox 360 elite, WII, Mainly Chord cabling, Stands Unique AV10, Tacima blocks. And a partridge in a pear tree.