We don't know enough about the 990's successor to say anything definitive. The Reon chip is widely used and might even show up in whatever Outlaw releases, but how the implementation compares on each is impossible to predict. The Integra 9.8 and Onkyo 885 processors (both based on the Onkyo 905 receiver platform) are certainly very respectable units with a ton of features. Even if we can't effectively compare the two, it's certainly not a bad choice if you want something now...