Universal Remotes for hifi components?

Thanks for the advice, guys. I always thought that most commercial universal remotes worked for 99% of normal electronic equipment, but not for esoteric (not the brand) hifi stuff.

I would suggest you look at the harmony Remotes, www.harmonyremote.com

They are easy to use, you set them up on line and they can custom configure it for anything you want. Mine controls my Linn Pre/Pro and Esoteric DV-50 without any problems, it's all hard buttons too which is really nice in the dark, and is far cheaper than the Theater Master. (The Harmony 659 can be had for ~$150)

Second the Harmony remote. I was able to program my Harmony to recognize my NEC plasma along with rest of other HT gears, that was quite an achievement because NEC plasma is build for professional market and very customizeable which makes most other remote impossible to control.

Does anyone know of any programmables that are reeaaally simple? As in what would normally come with a CD player + a volume control?

That's really all I need. And, as embarrasing as this is, I care about aesthetics :)

Thanks.

Theo - check out the home theather master MX-500. It's very similar to the marantz rc2000. i had the rc2000 mki once. roommatehad a mx500. it was pretty good. i preferred the black lighting, battery life, and IR signal strength of teh mx-500 over the rc2000. the marantz was pretty poor in all three regards.

lousyreeds1 - how about the weemote, link. or are you looking for something with a number pad? The Harmony SST-768 might fit the bill, but it's sort of pricey (to me).

Aaron