Yes I think you have accurately summarize the situation. I have owned my Pioneer Dv-45A for about 3-4 years, and was oblivious to this problem. I've been happy with the performance, but am always looking to improve it if the price tag isn't too high. I do listten to a lot SACD's, not so many DVD-A's, and I don't listen to classical at all, but for $250 bucks I'll probably have to get an ICBM. I just told the wife a week ago that I was done buying stereo equpment (for a long while), and I believed it when I said it. Looks like I lied, oh well.
I usually take the "better to ask for forgivness, than approval" approach, time to use it again.
