ok... makes sense the_chiller. I'm not planning on multi-room, HDTV, etc. setup, and my main objective on this purchase is for the highest quality sound possible within a budget. Thanks for the explanation... I found an interesting site on THD here: http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/thd.htm

One thing that the page is lacking is the part about power: a lower THD is less resisent which means more power... make sense?

-CaP