greetings to all,
as i finally pulled the trigger and received the 990/7125 combo a week ago so i thought i'd finally chime in and join the discussion.

well, now that i've had some time to listen... first and foremost i'm impressed. a better $ for $ pair may not be available. lush full mids, and airy highs, bottom could use a boost (but that is more related to my lack of a sub for now). i was considering this pair as a move to seperates before our home here in N.O. was drowned nealy 2 years ago. Just simply worth the wait.

a question, as my 990 arrived before my 7125 i'd hooked up the 990 to a parasound stereo amp i've got to run the main pair and found that there are certain speaker set-ups that don't seem possible. I.E. large mains automatically selects small center although none exists. not that this is an issue since i've now got all 7 channels hooked up and stereo defeats the center anyhow. just very different setup from the marantz i'd previously owned.

also i'm sure that i need to reread the manual, but just in playing with the auto setup several times, for kicks, i don't to get the same or even similar prameters about half the time? is the auto routine overly sensitive to outside noise?

best to all,
sean

Congrats on your purchase!
I know what you mean about the auto setup. I even mounted the mic on my camera tripod and positioned it just so...
I'll be honest, I ditched it and adjusted it by ear.
Welcome to outlaw though, there are a ton of guys here on this board that cn answer just about any question you throw out there.
Dustin

Dartfrog,
Welcome to the hideout.
I found the auto calibration pretty sensative. Since i have a tough room for calibration, i stick to all manual using a sound meter.

I hope life has some sense of normalcy.....

Welcome to the saloon, dartfrog, and I'm glad to hear that you've got the system up and running and are enjoying it. Like tmdlp, I hope that you've been able to get a bit of normalcy and routine back into life.

There is a quirk with the 990 that for some reason won't allow both the center and the side surrounds to be disabled at the same time. The auto-setup can be a bit finicky at times, although I've been able to achieve somewhat reasonable repeatability with the mic on a tripod on teh couch and nobody else but me and the cats at home. Anyway, if questions crop up, you know where to find us.

thanks all,
i'll certainly be about a few time a week, to read up on anything that might pop up.

as for life getting back to normal, that's always been a relative issue here in N.O. however finally getting back into our home is certainly a shot in the arm.

be well always,
sean