hi tsd, have you played your 2500 yet? If you have, how's it sound? I am experiencing some "dry" bass with my 2500 and I don't know if that is the nature of the beast or what. The bass is there, but I need to turn up the dial four clicks to get the same amount of bass as my 1980 or 2385 in neutral. Possibly my tech needs to re-check the calibrations, but I will say this, with each passing day my 2500 keeps sounding better & better, so I'm willing to give it some time to "break-in".