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Since the daughter moved out of the house, I've been turning her room into a media room. I purchased an AV receiver that has a whole bunch of amazing features. I also purchased a BD/DVD player that reads just about every digital format under the sun, most importantly, SACD and DVD-Audio (I have a modest collection of audiophile material). I upgraded my Technics turntable with a nicer cartridge and along with it, a Cambridge Audio Duo, external phono stage. My speakers are decent and so is the integrated amp, but they're getting old and lack the newer features. Anyway, back to this AV receiver. Holy carp, I discovered the world of Net Radio. There's the local stations, like QMFM, Sportsnet 650, Jack FM, News 1130, AM730, etc. All in crystal clear quality, but what really blew me away were all the thousands of stations from around the world. Jpop, Kpop, Latin, etc. Right now, I discovered the High Quality listing of stations. 1Mix Radio Trance. I can listen to this stuff all day long. I'm going to find some interesting podcasts. I might even check out some god bless, christian music. I'm not christian, but them guys have some helluva good music, lol. Devil worship and whodoo voodoo shit, as well. Why not? The unit has MusicCast and I can control the unit via my iPhone. I can't wait for Black Friday and Boxing Day. Retired life is good................ I've paid my dues. Time to enjoy life, for a change.