Well, as some sort of Karmic retribution for missing vinylpalooza this weekend, I stopped at a thrift out here today and got a Yamaha RX-595 and a clean copy of Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man. I couldn't fully test the receiver, but I did hear the repay click and all of the logic functions worked, so I am optimistic. This will be my first two channel piece with a remote. I just wish it had a mono button, but t should be a handy replacement for my system while I recap the 2230. $15 for the Yammie and $2 for the record.