*ahem*

Being the relentless fool that I am, (I told you I was stupid patient) I kept digging for lower and lower cost solutions for my IR passthrough issue.

The more I learn, the more I understand what is needed.

Enter a possible solution:

http://www.hometech.com/infrared/blocks.html#XA-CB20

(I'm in no way endorsing this company or it's products)

This looks like a nice, $14 solution (+$13 for a power supply) for passthrough as I'm trying to achieve. It's not nearly as involved as I originally thought it'd have to be.

It will take the signals that the 970 'sees' and rebroadcast them on up to two emitters.

I already have an emitter and a stereo 1/8" M-M cable, so I think this will do the trick. For $35 or so after power supply and shipping, it's worth a shot.

I'm going to check with Outlaw support on whether the power voltage is of any concern for the safety of the 970; I wouldn't want to feed power to this thing and have a bleed through that does bad things to the 970 through the IR output jack.

E.