Well I went out and bought the 1400 before selling of my Marantz. Oh well. So far I've just got the unit hooked up and speaker settings done(small, sub, etc). Haven't used the Auto Calibration(YPAO) yet or calibrated with the sound meter. I did throw in a couple of disks to try it out. All I can say is, "What have I been missing" There is a new level of definition and clarity to movies I've seen that I swear I never heard before. Take for example in the Matrix Reloaded where Neo is fighting all the Mr Jones in the playground. When he grabs the pole and starts hitting them with it you can hear the ping/clanging noise the pole makes as it makes contact. Another thing I noticed is the seperation of surrounds is much cleaner and more defined. Build quality of the unit is excellent with tons of hookups on the back. I've goto dig a little deeper into the manual to understand all the settings then I can set the unit up right. So far I'll give it
Kevin