[Tukkis]

Congrats Sonnie. I have the same amp.

I do use Audyssey and find it's worth the effort setting it up properly. Way better imaging and more cohesive sound from the surrounds and fronts.

As far the bass, it does seem to cut 40hz and below considerably.

I found the best way is to let Audyssey do it's thing first and then measure the bass with REQ and going in and pump up those frequencies again with a BFD. This gives you the advantage of the Audssey especially in the mid/high frequencies where it seems to clean up the sound quite abit and still allows you to get the bass sounding right.