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I second the Energy Take 5 option. I myself went for the Encore, which pretty much is in the price range as you are looking for. Very smooth sound, with good high-end clarity. The finish (and apparent robustness) of the speakers, in maple and silver, also goes a long way in pleasing the wife:)

Mike Hamilton's post above is awesome and a perfect boilerplate for any customer service problem resolution, not just for this instance. I second the idea of moving up the food chain and generally being a polite, factual, but firm, squeky wheel. And coming across with a solution to the problem...

Jack, I had called Crutchfield a couple of weeks back on this, and got the expected answer that that was a print mistake (with the "New" blurb and all!). They suggested the Denon 1600 instead. RP 82's been out of stock a while back now.

My experience with OneCall has been very good too. Great price, courteous sales guys, and good shipping. I got a great deal on the AVR525 from them. I'd recommend them anyday and am planning on buying a few other items for my HT from them. For those of you you who bought RPTVs etc., how was...

Very nice read! At one place there is this analogy about drug dealers (audio dealers) and junkies(stereophiles)... I could almost see myself hooked on this High, if i am not careful!:D

Correct me if i am wrong.. The RP 82 originally shipped with the Faroudja DCDi chip, right? If it did, apparently, Panasonic ran out of the contract and the later built ones were'nt shipped with that proprietary chip. This according to a fairly knowledgeable on-line salesperson i was talking to...

My entry level system, slowly building up... B&W 602 S3 Fronts, powered by a HK AVR 525. Love the sound. Looking to get B&W's for center and surrounds soon.