Summary:
My unit remembers when I set the speakers individually and switch the amp on and of.I liked this preamp better than c 39 . I still like 2 channel audio better than home theater, dough...Too many adjustments is fine to play and to find out which setting you like the most...for a while. I know that I have a solid system of 7106 macintosh 6 channel amp plus the MX 130 to build upon. Lots of choices, lots of things to hook up...

Summary:
I have owned my MX 130 for about 4 years. I traded it for my previous C39 preamp, and an old Mac Tuner - wanted all in one with the remote control of the FM.
I like it very much. Good clean handling of audio and video signals.

I have not installed the THX board.


Things I like most are:
- the fact that it is 2 preamps in one - feeding main listing speakers and remote Amp/speakers with a separate IR remote control.
- ability to do a Sys Calibration run to set the vol of each speaker.
- simple large controls.

Things that could be better.
- needs a battery for memory retention of calibration settings - they have to be reset every time the power "flickers" - and often you do not notice till after listening for a while.
- the remote should allow switching between "hall", "cinema", etc. - since I use the unit mostly for CD Audio, but then switch to cinema every time a TV program is in dolby. This requires putting doewn the remote and walking to the unit. (worst part of this is answering the questions from people who ask you why you didn't use the remote.)
- the FM display seems to blank out at times - need to turn unit off and on to get it back.
- there should be more than 8 presets for the FM stations.


It does what Mc always does - handle signals well and provide good clean reproduction of music.
But gees - missing that battery back up of memory was a significant ommision for an engineer to make.

Regards
Jim Cash