The one thing that would keep me from buying the 970 right now is the single 12v trigger. Because my system is running around 4000W I have to use two Panamax's one supplies the Outlaw 950 and M200 for regular TV watching. Cable box to components and center channel dialog. The 950 turns on the first Panamax for this. Then I use the 2nd Zone trigger to turn on the other Panamax which runs the surround amps and sub amps. I am not sure how I would configure a 970 to do this.