but would get a used pair of 1.6s and have them modified with Magnestands by Peter Gunn. Read about it here: http://www.indiespinzone.com/magnestand.html
Particularly interesting is the assessment of the new 1.7s.

It is rare that one can give Magnepans too much power, the Bryston would be fine.

I would check with OPPO to see if there might be a firmware update that would address the European DVD playback issue.