I am tempted to buy an Onkyo or Denon1803 "refurbished" receiver for the relative price of a few six packs, as opposed to a new Sony STRDB 790 way down here in New Zealand where they are trying to charge me the equivalent of the entire GDP of a small African nation for this unit! Reminded that when things seem too good to be true... they usually are, what kind of a wild punt would I be taking with a "refurbished" unit. From this far out,taking the thing back is not an option! Also, many online stores do not ship internationally e.g.J& R Music Store, although I hope to arrange my own thing with Redex if possible. After alimony, I can only stretch the budget so far! Any help most appreciated. Dweezil