I like the idea of having such a variety for bass management,such as the 990 offers, but I will still need to be converted somehow in order to believe that tweaking from source to source, even Cd to CD will not be necessary to achieve optimum listening enjoyment.
We have all found ourselves sitting in our favourite chair, listening to something at reference level and wishing the bass level was up just a notch or down just a hair to really complete the moment.
I went the DIY route for a while and built my own subs (Shivas in sealed and vented configurations). Even some of the cheap plate amps provided for a remote level control.
Now I have a $1300 sub that sound fabulous by the way, but I'm still wishing I could tweak it from the remote.
Like I said,some stuff just needs to be adjusted.
A perfect example of this is the Sting DVD, All This Time.
This is a really great DVD, but the bass track is just really heavy. It is downright insulting and embarassing to have to go to the back of the sub and trim it down when the boys are over. I have learned that the NAD T-163 pre/pro offers
this luxury for the sub and the center and surrounds, right on the remote.
Now that is tweaking!!
Great conversation people.
Thanks again