great post jed ....

to tell you about jed .. he is not bias i have read his reviews and comments on other forums .. he is not a outlaw hyper as i am not .. i have to say for the money this is a great product and i have auditioned very (high end ) components and find no clear winner or better unit till the 5999 $ audio control meastro .. pyth you never commented after i listed my prior expirience of prepro s and recievers as pre pros .. all we want to do is help you .. i can tell you this unit is better than the HK7300 as a prepro and that is hk's flagship .. i am a hk fan as a reciever the hk7300 is hard pressed to beat ,,, and yes i understand the efficiency of the klipsch u are using .. but these newer klipsch are not near the speakers they used to make .. 15 to 20 years (even less) ago you wouldnt see klipsch in a best buy .. now u do .. they are no longer as proud as they used to be ... note that i was a die hard klipsch fan born and raised.. sorry thats kind of irrelevant but you are comparing a aragon 4000 dollar unit to the 990 at 1100 and trying to bash it.. well your speaker choice isnt near the 4000 $$ level.. maybe your amp is lacking.. i've been a audio visual freak for years and the db and ref listening garbage is just that to me .. ive heard systems thats specs are amazing and sound pathetic .. and seen specs that arent so big sound great .. all in all .. all of this is personal preference .. some people love tube sound some dislike it ..


bottom line .. if you dont like your 990 return it .. im sure scott and the outlaw folks wouldnt mind .. but please dont come bashing .. QUOTE .. a low end reciever is better .. but in your own words.. many of us love our 990 .. and i am a first time buyer .. i was set on the emo big dog till i got my 990 .. i was figuring the 990 would not meet my expectations .. well it did ..i am truely sorry it didnt meet yours .. a simple it wasnt my taste would have been fine .. not a bunch of slander.. im sure you didnt like my comments about your klipsch ... (a little taste of how we feel about your comments about our 990's )