I have to admit I was pretty frustrated there was no additional information on the 1070 in the April newsletter. I'm in desperate need of a reciever and have delayed my purchase decision for 5 months in hopes of getting the 1070 and it looks like I'm going to have to wait even longer.

It appears those software "glitches" are turning into "gotcha's".

Uggh.

Richard

it should be worth the wait though...

they could have sprung the 1070 on everyone like they did the 990, then you would have been disappointed that you just got something other than the outlaw that you so coveted.

Yeah, I really thought that in the newest newsletter that was released (the one that gave information on preordering the 990) they'd give more information. I guess we now know which market is more important to Outlaw: the higher-end seperates market instead of the receiver market.

Note: if this delay results in a price decrease, and its now 600 dollars or so instead of "under 1000", I take back every bad thing I said about waiting for Outlaw products.

Coveted? Yea, sounds about right.

It would have been a little harder to spring the 1070 like the 990 since the Outlaws decided to pull the 1050 off the market last year. Everyone new it was just a matter of time. Hmmm....time...time...time.

If your like me, once the purchase decision is made, you want it to happen as fast as possible.

Richard

I wish we could at least get an ESTIMATED ship date for the 1070. I mean I know all about the issues regarding the 950's ship date, but I know the product was first mentioned about 6 months ago, and I'd love to hear another update... even if its just to say not to expect the 1070 for another 6 months.

Although, what would be nice is if this delay is being used to add the USB port to the 1070 as well. My biggest hope though is that the price has to be decreased because of this delay, although I know its not likely.

Yawn! Well now that it's practically summertime, I expect the Outlaws to hold off until September and really get the bugs worked out.

If there's one thing to be said about the Outlaws, it's that there's no sense in guessing the schedule. Most expected to see this one last fall after seeing pix from the HE show last spring. And while we waited for it, the 990 comes out of left field, ready to ship.

To be sure, they are going to encounter high expectations whenever this thing finally shows up on doorsteps.

Greg,

I'm hopeful that part of the delay was to add or modify the feature set to better fit its place in the market.

In the end I'm just sad that it's taken this long. It cannot have been a fun process to discontinue a product expecting it to be replaced only to have a hole in your lineup for the better part of a year. And if they didn't want us to guess at the schedule then they never should have said anything. The intro of the 990 probably taught them a lot.

Nate
RolandofGilead

Yeah, the 1070 delays have to have been a pain for the Outlaws. Like you, I suspect that the 990's roll-out is a sign of things to come - there may still be products that they choose to announce early, but I'm wondering if we might see more new products in the future pop up right before they become available.