Hello to all,

I'm planning to buy the 990 very very soon.I just want to know from the guys who already have this pre/processor how they connect their SACD/DVD-A and what setting do they use.Do you use the base nmanagement in your SACD/DVD-A player?(all set to "small" LFE to SUB)If yes what would be your setting on the pre-processor.
As of this time i have been reading a lot of different ideas and comments with Bass management on 990.Hopefully you could give me a good information.

Thanks in advance.

I have my player's bass management disabled (all speakers "large" and sub "on") and let the 990 handle the bass management.

Ditto.

Thank you for the reply...now i'm ready to order next month.I'm planning to buy the 990 and 7125 it will replace my Yamaha RX-V2400 and B&K AV6000.BTW i have one question...after doing all the setting on Model 990 and power it off for sometime,how long will it retain the setting?will it go to the default setting if power off for a long time?

Thanks again for your reply.

Noel

By "power off" I assume you mean unplugging it (the front power button is purely a stand-by mode, the unit still has power). I haven't tried it, but power outages haven't caused it to forget. Heck, my old Model 950 remembered its settings through a ten-and-a-half day power outage in 2003.

Thanks Gonk...the reason i'm asking this is in my region which is outside of US, we are using a 220v supply.So i will be using a step down transformer 220-110v.I don't want to keep the transformer plug on to power for a long time,for it will consume power even on standby.I believe a 15 KVA transformer is enough to power up-model 990/7125.

regards,
Noel

If the transformer is anything like the ones we had in Italy, they really tend to put out an unconsistant and can I say "dirty" output. They destroyed our smaller appliances, like coffee pot, blenders and such.

I used a surge protector through my stereo and tv and such but my sub woofer would POP every once in a while. I guess that was my main reason for waiting to get back to the States before I started getting ready to purchase another system.

Not really trying say anything other than the power out put of those things we had in italy was bad.

Oh, congrats on your new purchase, I hope to be following your foot steps soon!!!

I haven't tried cutting power to my 990, so I can't say for certain how long it'll go without forgetting. Outlaw may have some good info for you, though - you can call or contact them online . My old Model 950 was based on a different platform and came from a different factory than the 990, but it came through a windstorm-induced outage with its memory intact - that makes me suspect it was using non-volatile memory that should go for a very long time without forgetting. If the 990 uses similar memory to store its settings, it should yield comparable results.

Thanks...for all your comments.

I will post again as soon as i got it and set it up.

All the best on this forum...more "power"

Noel

About bass management and analog 7.1 ch: My use for 7.1 direct is in part playing 4 analog channels. Since I now have a sub I set my speakers to small. That way the sub info goes to the sub. This is because there is no bass management in the analog output of my mult-channel player/recorder.