No problem,

If I can help, let me know what I can do.

Ian

I can't help but believe that the pricing and feature set comparisons between the 990 and 1070 is what is actually driving the 1070's release. The Outlaw's have a pre/pro and a receiver with roughly the same feature set (outside the balanced outputs, USB port, and probably other items) and with similar costs. As a consumer, if the 990 does not offer significant features above the 1070, then I will probably look at purchasing a 1070, save a few dollars, and use it as a pre/pro. In this situation, the Outlaw's have out priced the 990.

Also consider the following scenario. If I'm considering making the jump to separates, the 1070 might be advanced enough to keep me out of separates and into a receiver. Since the Outlaw's sell amps, this could hurt their amp sales.

Don't get me wrong, I like Outlaw's equipment. I just happen to think that the Outlaw's were forced into releasing the 990 before the 1070 to ensure that the 990 and amp sales will not be hurt by the 1070's sales. Call me jaded, but a part of me believes that the 1070's are in a warehouse somewhere just waiting for the 990 to gain some market share.

Actually, I suspect (and I've said it before) that they'd prefer to have the 1070 shipping now so they could be making money off of it - I tend to believe that a receiver has a larger potential market than a processor, meaning a higher sales volume. Plus, I doubt a company Outlaw's size could afford the expense of developing and manufacturing a product that then sat in a warehouse.

I do think that the 1070 is a big part of why the 990 was developed - the features and procing suggest a product that would cannibalize a lot of their 950 sales, since folks would get it to use as a pre/pro instead of getting the 950. And for that, I will now thank the 1070 - we appreciate its silent encouragement of the development of a product that has as much potential as the 990.

I doubt it. You're either in the market for a pre/pro or you're in the market for a reciever. And even though the feature set is similar, eliminating all the extra electronics normally found in a reciever but not in a pre/pro will make the sound better. Usually the noise floor is distinctly lower at least.

And the difference in price isn't that much. You either want the best or you don't care that much. It's definitely two different markets.