Yes, it's a shame about the Receiver's display. There were a few issues during the design stage.. it's lucky the sound quality is so damn good really.

VFD's are nice, but very expensive in comparison - OEM's will rarely go for them in a cost sensitive application.

One interesting thought about the Slimpy thing is exactly how the user is shielded from the high voltage stuff on the back of the VFD. Another interesting thought is quite how they got it through CE and FCC approvals (EMC, safety etc), without which they can't legally sell it in Europe or the USA.

Rob