All you 9000es owners, take a look at www.tweakaudio.com. Ric Schultz of Electronic Visonary Systems has thoroughly reworked all the important areas that Sony had to skimp on and turned this thing into something that should be truly special. There is a 30-day money back guarantee if you're not blown away. Check out his site for more details, but it should be hard to beat. You can do the whole thing for about $1800 including the price of the 9000es.
Tim
Tim