I LOVE my Sherwood. It sounds incredible. I can't compare it to the 990 as I have not heard the 990 but I suspect the sound is similar. The 950 sounded great and was certainly a step up from my Onkyo 701 but the P-965 is in a league of it's own.

What made you want to drop more coin for the P 965 over the 990 ?

I bought the P-965 about 3 to 4 (?) months ago and it was $1150.00 brand spanking new. I had just read so many great things about it and it even came highly recommended from an Outlaw or two. Video switching is not important to me so I don't see me getting anything else for a looong time.

Thats cool wingnut looks like you got a pretty solid deal . The only reason I ask is I am on the fence as to wether or not to buy a 990 or P965 . I let my option to buy the 990 slide away when it came .

I am also curious what amps you are using ? did you go for the sherwood there also ?

There has been a lot of questions about the bass management system on the P965 and the 990 . What do you think . Is the system supplied in the 965 good enough in your estimate ?

I guess to make it simple I am leaning toward the P965 with outlaw amps like the M200's to power everything .

Just click on my link. The only thing that has changed is that I am now using a Polk LSI9 for a center channel and I now have a Denon 2910 for my DVD player.

I would go for the 990. It seems like there are a lot more features offered but with the same great sound as the Sherwood. You also get the Outlaw customer service which is outstanding. If you don't like it you can always take advantage of the 30 day trial and go with the Sherwood.

I have been told there are some bugs in the bass management on the P 965 but I didn't notice it. Sherwood is working on it for a firmware fix though so no worries.