RR...I do owe you an apology. The ERC-1 did infact sound better than I imagined it would. At that price range I don't believe you can find a better sounding and better built player on the market. I did think it sounds just as good as my two $699 players Rotel and Marantz but I have not did a side by side as of yet. In the near future Mr. Peabody and I will be doing the shootout. I'm off work in about two weeks so maybe we can do it then with the Rotel and save the Marantz for next time. Once again I do apologize and give you your props...the ERC-1 is a good player.

frenchmon