OK, so...I checked out the Anthem 225 (on better speakers and with more expensive cables than what I have at home) and...eh, I was a bit whatevs. It sounded ok, but not thrilling. I read a comparison of the Anthem and the HK990 that favored the Anthem. Now I am just as confused as ever! If the HK is similar to the Anthem, or according to two other people online, the lesser of the two...then I probably will not be thrilled with it either. I dunno. Still wondering if anyone has heard the TEAC AI-2000? I may try and make it out to demo an Exposure, but the place is a bit far from me, so not sure when I'll get there. Anyone have any other ideas, answers, suggestions, or comments to confuse me even further?! ; )