Hi Michael,

What will you be using for a subwoofer? That is usually a dedicated channel in SACDs and DVD-As. Without it, you will be missing something.

If the bass management is good on your DVD-A player, then using it would be better than the bass management on the HK. You can do that by just selecting "7 channel direct" on the HK. Otherwise bypass the bass management on the player and use the HK via the "7 channel" setting. I'm not sure what happens without a sub, but I think you need to run the sub channel to the HK.

EZ-Set will set speaker levels, but not EQ the speakers, so if the speakers do not timbre match, it will not help. Also, in my experience, manually setting speaker levels with an SPL meter and a test disc is more accurate and not difficult.

As for break-in....nothing special needs to be done. Just enjoy them and they will break in on their own.

-curtis