Hi, I have the new Acurus Act 3 w/bass management and can report that it has been functioning flawlessly for about 5 months, no hiss or problems with the remote or software (which I had heard used to be somewhat unreliable in the past). No analog pass-through, no balanced inputs, no 3-way video inputs (is that called composite video or the other name that begins with a "c"? anyway, it doesn't have those inputs but you can plug a DVD w/that capability directly into a TV w/that capability and program the Act 3 remote to run a macro and select all the right inputs--cool!)
I considered the BK Ref 20 but couldn't find one at a comparable price so got the Act 3.
I considered the BK Ref 20 but couldn't find one at a comparable price so got the Act 3.