Since I don't have a BD Player (just a Pioneer DV-37 DVD player) and my Panasonic 36" TAU HDTV lacks HDMI or DVI inputs (only component), I might wait on purchasing the new unit. But the $200 discount might be enough for me to act within the first 6 months.

My concern is that with everyone getting the new unit and selling their 990 (eBay/Audiogon) the resale value is going to drop even more. My guess we'll be able to sell our used 990 for about $500. That would leave $900-$1000 difference for the new unit (after $200 discount).

For those that need the expanded options of a stand alone video scaler and the new audio formats don't provide a perceived improvement a 990 and a scaler might be a better option. Are the new audio formats all that much better than our current options? There are many questions to ponder as we wait for Outlaw's new pre/pro.

Can you say Trinnov Optimizer? The Sherwood Newcastle receiver that is also using the dual TI chips will have this robust EQ. For those that don't know, the stand along EQ is >$11,000 and those that have heard the pre-production R-972's have been blown away. This EQ system takes what Audyssey does, adds user selectable target curves for in room response (not just flat) and allows you to spatially reconfigure where each speaker is located. It is amazing stuff... and hopefully the new Outlaw pre/pro will have it!

BTW, in the upcoming R-972, you can also set independant hi-pass and low pass filters as well as correct phase for your sub. A vast improvement over Audyssey... we'll see if all these features end up in the new pre/pro.

With a $200 discount, I would be more than happy to sell my 990 for $500. They are hardly selling for that on Ebay, so I would be suprised to see it go for that much. I would sell mine for $400 shipped.

I know when the announcment is made that the newer model is "available", I will be placing my order.

It will be interesting to see how it looks. There are some very nice pictures of how it should look in one of the other saloon sections.

CP1966,

where are the pics? I can't find them! lol

The desciption of the new Outlaw sounds much like the Anthem D2:

http://www.sonicfrontiers.com/HTML/Products/D2/D2.html

Given the price differential, I'd be curious to know how they compare!

Yes, it seems the high resale value of the 990 will soon, if not already, be a thing of the past.

I'm hoping Denon will make a 7.1 blu-ray player, similar to their current:

http://ca.denon.com/ProductDetails/3095.asp

thanks,

John

The Integra 9.8 uses three of the TI DSP's, Audyssey Pro, and includes Reon video processing for around $1600. Decodes everything up to DTS HD MA and Dolby True HD.

We don't have a feature set yet, of course, but the price point and current market pretty much assures that it will need to provide HDMI switching as well as transcoding/scaling of analog video sources (composite, s-video, and component) to a single HDMI video output. That would do exactly what you are talking about.

I've read a little about Trinnov in an AVS thread about the 972. Sounds like a potent tool. If that is their new technology, that'd be interesting to play around with...

Interesting! Please note that they said the 990 replacement would cost at LEAST $1400. It may be a few hundred more than that by the time it's out.

Also noted that they are still trying to sell B stock 990's at the same price as the new ones ($699). Wonder how long it will take for Outlaw to fix that problem?