Is this the deal of the year, or am I missing something? Fry's Electronics has the HK DPR 2005 on sale for $499 (original MSRP $1799!), due to it being discontinued. I saw this in the paper today, and I've been in the market for a new A/V receiver, so I'm thinking I've got to pick one up, at least to try it out. I did a search for it on these boards, but could not find any info (just one review, and the guy seems to like it). Its amplification is done through a "digital path," I'm not sure what that means, anybody know? Here's the link to the owner's manual: http://manuals.harman.com/hk/Owner%2...5-27-04%20.pdf and here's the product description from onecall.com: http://www.onecall.com/ProductDispla...410&PMNID=1144 , it seems to have all of the bells and whistles, I'm just wondering why they're letting them go for so cheap.

Anyway, I've been a longtime lurker on these boards, I've learned a lot from skimming through this site, and I'd appreciate any info or knowledge that you guys can provide.

Oh, BTW, right now I'm running B&W 604 s3's, w/ a matching center, and some old JBLs as surrounds. Driving everything with an old Technics DD/DTS 5.1 receiver, source is an el cheapo pioneer DVD player. If I dive in and pick up the HK, I'll let ya'll know how it works out.