Yes remote is the biggest reason I'm changing it all out. Also, I don't want tubes anymore since they are not easy to deal with for me anymore. I have MS and limited mobility so that's why remote is a must and it has to be full service remote. I ended up getting an Ayre 7xe integrated used and will get Vandy Treo's and a DAC with wire from John at Audio Connection. I have a couple of nice local venders, but the more I listened to systems at other places I felt they were much much better than what I was listening to locally. I feel badly as I like the local guys and wanted to give them the business, but in the end, I have to go with what I like the best. John has gone out of his way to set up everything I want to hear and he had no problem moving things around etc... Locally I told them I wanted to have my TV hooked up too and they said I HAD to have HDMI inputs or I'd have synching problems, but after doing more research, I found my TV has a setting for that, plus I have my current integrated hooked up via RCA's and have no lip synch problems so I dont have to buy the NAD amps. I didn't like how they sounded and that's why I kept looking. I hate wasting peoples time and I'm often too nice to want to say no or to tell someone I'm not going to buy from them. John just made me feel very comfortable and I like his product selection. he sells systems and not just separate products and that's what I appreciate as not all Class A products sound good together.
