Gene.. in all my research on these unit I cannot confirm your statement: According to their website the RX-A3020 does indeed have Burr Brown DAC's. Can you provide some more clarification on this.. If so, I'd be much more tempted to pick up a 3020 over the 3030 due to the loss of HQV processing... In addition, can you get some more information on what exactly the new "Original" in house video solution is? Regarding the confusion on the US website, the product videos for each model clearly state the use of not only the ESS DAC's, but the differences in implementation between each one (the 1030 and 2030 use the 9006 for all channels, the 3030 uses 9016 for the main's, the 9006's for the presence channels.) While the 9016 is not the highest end ESS DAC available, it was previously used on the Oppo 83SE, which was widely praised for it's analog performance... it's a shame Yamaha didn't integrate the newest ESS premium model. Also, any confirmation about the US availability of the announced Pre-Amp/Amp combo announced for the EU (CX-A5000/MX-A5000)