I am building a new room and getting new audio/vidio equipment.I am trying out a slightly used Classe system.A SSP-300 with a CA-5100,the price is about 40 cents on the dollar or slightly more than a new 990/7700 set up.Both the audio and vidio are an improvement over my Outlaw 1050,however I have been having trouble adjusting the color and have not been able to get it out of 3.1(the previous owner apparently has it locked into 3.1)Has anyone out there had any experience with Classe? It does seem to me that the 990/7700 set up might be be more versatile?

The 990 shouldn't be much more versatile than the Classe 300, although it may be a fair bit easier. (It's got several feature set advantages over the SSP-30, if I remember correctly, but the 300 added a lot compared to the 30.) Both will be nice upgrades from the trusty ol' 1050. Video adjustments will be handled at the source or display with the 990, as the 990 does no internal video processing (just transcoding from composite/s-video to component).

Thanks for the input Gonk.I have ordered the 990/7700
and will be able to A/B the two systems.If I send back the Outlaw gear the postage will be well spent,if not only for peace of mind.

I can't speak to your specific situation but I've had the 990/7700 for over a year and a half and love the setup. Enjoy.