I have owned a Sony 9000 for about a 1.5 years. As far as qualtly goes it is wonderful both video and SACD. I have very reveiling audio system and a great TV. I would highly recommend it. The ONLY draw back in my opinion is you cannot control volume from the remote, that's it! I am sure there would be some degragation in the audio section if it had a remote circuit. It has performed flawlessly since day one. Highly recommended
