I have. Scott actually sent me a beta version he has been testing and asked me to test it. I can’t say anything more then that.

Wow - that sounds like good news! This would be a very nice Hanukkah present. (Outlaw - you have 7 days).

- Jason

How about Christmas? New Years?

Please?

- Jason

It has been awhile, can you tell us anything more now?

I want add my 2 cents to the discussion.
The small/large bass management issue is very frustrated. I discover it few month ago when I get the Denon DVD-3930CI as the replacement for my Oppo 971. Since then I’m watching this topic with more frustration how the Outlaw is dealing with it.
All the time when I want listen to audio bypass or DVD-Audio I have change the speaker size.
If Outlaw considers this is functionality not major issue then good luck in the future product sale.
This brings another question.
If the 7.1 is consider direct audio bypass why the lip delay could be adjusted?
It could be only done by A/D/A.
That is bad news for DVD-A and future TrueHD users who want use the analog output from their high end source player.
The 7.1 input setup shall have option between Bypass and A/D/A as the audio analog inputs has and the bypass shall by true analog.
I don’t think my next processor will be from Outlaw. I had too many issues with the 990 in the past. Starting with the front IR input sensor. Nobody in the Outlaw knows how to make it working to distribute IR to other components via rear IR output jack.
It is good sounding unit but too many bugs in details and the small/large issue ignored by Outlaw for more then year speak for it self.
Kris

I was not aware of the BM/Bypass issue before I purchased the 990 in late December 2007, and therefore, am still within the 30-day risk-free trial period. It is a fairly disconcerting issue and makes me wonder, based on the length of time it is taking for a solution to this problem to be realized, whether to change gears and go for a different pre/pro altogether or stay with the 990.

It's a shame, too, because I really like what Outlaw has done up to this point and I think the 990 is, overall, a great product. But, in the end, Outlaw's reputation will rest with the success or failure of their QA/QC department, not whether their new equipment will have HDMI v1.3, TrueHD, 1080P, or whatever the next great feature may be.

I'm also a new 990 owner since late December and I'm concerned with the lack of a response to this issue. It leaves me wondering how well the 990 will be supported in the future.

Based on Daryl's earlier post, a firmware update is far enough along to be undergoing testing as of a few weeks ago. That suggests that a response is impending.

Maybe. But the fact that Outlaw hasn't responded to this thread since August suggests they aren't doing anything...

It suggests that they aren't telling us what they are doing, not that they aren't doing anything.