I agree, its a great preamp. I would add the suggestion of looking for a MX119 and saving a few dollars though. The only thing you loose is the HDMI switching, otherwise they are identical. And like others have mentioned the HDMI switching isn't that useful since you need to run separate audio cables anyway, and it does not upconvert other sources. You can get much better HDMI switching and processing from a DVDO Edge with the money you save. The edge does processing, switching, and upconversion.
