FWIW: When the 990 was released and the waiting list was started, I immediately Ebay'd my 950 (and made a killin no less). I ordered up the 990 and haven't second guessed it once. This thing is really a great pre/pro. When the news of the 970 came out, I must admit that I began to wonder if it might be the perfect fit for me, but after thinking about it, reading the manual, specs, and feature list, I am still very confident that the 990 is the greatest bang for the buck out there. Not to take anything away from the 970. I just think that the added features of the 990 are worth the few extra bones... Just one man's opinion.

later,
simp