Thank you much Steve

I was beginning to think everybody is just completely worn out from this fiasco (which I'm sure they are) or that I was a complete idiot for asking (which I may well be .. LOL). But still, when you plan to possibly drop 3K+ on a piece of equipment that totally intrigues me, much less one that I can't remember as much time researching as I have, you would like a few "real world" assurances ... if possible!

My feelings precisely on the brick and mortar. While I do tend to mail order quite a bit I think in this case it would be wise to deal with a shop that I've had a good relationship intermittently through the years and have them test it beforehand. Now it's whether it comes down to 800 or 800e ... HA!

Once again, thank you for relieving some of my hesitation.

Kyle