#76099 - 03/27/07 02:34 PM
Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Gunslinger
Registered: 11/28/05
Posts: 53
Loc: Portland, OR
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Greetings, I am running a simple HT/Music set up and using my Denon as the PRE/PRO. I have a small apartment and don't need a lot of the bells and whistles that some of these mega-PRE's possess. Why do you think, if you do that I would do better with a 990 than the 970? I think I could trial the 970 and return in 30 days if I wanted to change up? (BTW, I told OUTLAW that they should give you a pair of their speakers to demo. Your endorsement would go a long way to making considerable sales from this forum.) Have they fixed the problem with the 970?
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MY SYSTEM: Outlaw 7500, McIntosh MC-252, MartinLogan Vantage (2), Definitive Technology BP7600 (4), Golden Ear SS-3 (1)
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#76101 - 03/27/07 03:16 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Desperado
Registered: 04/09/05
Posts: 500
Loc: Maine
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Hi gon and dog_lover. I first obtained a 990 soon after it came out. This for the living room. In another room (mostly music) I thought I didn't need all the features (which I don't) so I ordered the 970.
I felt that the musical differences were considerable so I returned the 970. Sonically there is a differene. HTH
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Living Room: 5.1 Surround and 4channel inline room 990/7700/6-KEF-107s/LFM1 x 2/ SMS Awaiting Trinnov Millenium dts decoder;Digital Director Players: Tascam CD01U/SonyCX455 x 3/DV955/BDP83 Old Sony 60" SXRD TV Zone 2 (also liv-Room: listening to music while Mrs watches TV): Crown SL2 preamp/D40 Amp/Stax Headphones
My "Man-cave": 4 channel-only inline room. No TV (thank heaven)!!! 990/755/4-KEF 107s Tascam CD01U/dts decoder/digital director Alesis 16x4x2 mixer Recorders Alesis HD24/ML9600/Crown CX844s/SonyDAT/Tascam DA38 Ham Radio Shack (KB1STH) ICOM/Yaesu/Drakes x 3
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#76102 - 03/27/07 04:23 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 03/26/07
Posts: 2
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I am scared at this time to purchase the 970 after reading about all the problems with the no audio and the other issues with this unit. The combos they are offering are great prices right now, and I wish they would do it for the 990. What do you think is the percentage of people with the 970 having these problems.
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#76103 - 03/27/07 04:35 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Desperado
Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 14054
Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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At one time, the number was small but difficult to pin down - it was not an issue for every unit, certainly. For people using the beta firmware (see this thread for the firmware), it would appear that the "no audio" problems have dropped off significantly or even ceased entirely for those people who were experiencing it.
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#76104 - 03/27/07 04:42 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Gunslinger
Registered: 11/28/05
Posts: 53
Loc: Portland, OR
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Gonk, greetings to you as well. I'm not sure what you mean by 'editable input names and addressable video inputs' please clarify. Why the difference? Just the chips? What do these chips do? (And here you thought you would spend a nice evening with your lovely wife and daughter.)BBTW, have you ever done any beta-testing for Outlaw?
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#76105 - 03/27/07 05:00 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Gunslinger
Registered: 11/28/05
Posts: 53
Loc: Portland, OR
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Gonk, greetings to you as well. I'm not sure what you mean by 'editable input names and addressable video inputs' please clarify. Why the difference? Just the chips? What do these chips do? (And here you thought you would spend a nice evening with your lovely wife and daughter.)BBTW, have you ever done any beta-testing for Outlaw?
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MY SYSTEM: Outlaw 7500, McIntosh MC-252, MartinLogan Vantage (2), Definitive Technology BP7600 (4), Golden Ear SS-3 (1)
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#76106 - 03/27/07 05:47 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Desperado
Registered: 04/09/05
Posts: 500
Loc: Maine
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Badger_71 wrote: I am scared at this time to purchase the 970 after reading about all the problems with the no audio and the other issues with this unit So if you can manage the cost difference just get the 990. You won't be sorry. Dog_lover: editable means that you can change the name of the input. For example: instead of it saying VIDEO 1 you can have it say Sat or LaserD or whatever. You can change the names of all inputs except phono and tuner. Addressable means that you can tell video 1 to use its analog audio input or optical # whaever or coax #_ etc. It makes it so convenient. However we'll see: if the wife catches on
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Living Room: 5.1 Surround and 4channel inline room 990/7700/6-KEF-107s/LFM1 x 2/ SMS Awaiting Trinnov Millenium dts decoder;Digital Director Players: Tascam CD01U/SonyCX455 x 3/DV955/BDP83 Old Sony 60" SXRD TV Zone 2 (also liv-Room: listening to music while Mrs watches TV): Crown SL2 preamp/D40 Amp/Stax Headphones
My "Man-cave": 4 channel-only inline room. No TV (thank heaven)!!! 990/755/4-KEF 107s Tascam CD01U/dts decoder/digital director Alesis 16x4x2 mixer Recorders Alesis HD24/ML9600/Crown CX844s/SonyDAT/Tascam DA38 Ham Radio Shack (KB1STH) ICOM/Yaesu/Drakes x 3
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#76107 - 03/27/07 06:30 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Desperado
Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 14054
Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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Originally posted by Dog_lover: Gonk, greetings to you as well. I'm not sure what you mean by 'editable input names and addressable video inputs' please clarify. Why the difference? Just the chips? What do these chips do? (And here you thought you would spend a nice evening with your lovely wife and daughter.)BBTW, have you ever done any beta-testing for Outlaw? nfaguys gave a good answer here - The 990 will let you change the labels for the input names to whatever makes sense to you (I've got DVD, CD, DVD-R, Cable, SMS-1, Roku, and iPod, for example), and you can assign either DVI or any of the three component inputs to any video source (DVD and Video5 through Video5). I have done some beta testing over the years - most notably a product that never entered production (Outlaw's IR1000 internet radio).
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#76108 - 03/31/07 08:34 PM
Re: Gonk, 970 or 990?
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Gunslinger
Registered: 03/24/04
Posts: 22
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Originally posted by gonk: I have done some beta testing over the years - most notably a product that never entered production (Outlaw's IR1000 internet radio). This is a product whose time is surely coming. Hopefully, Outlaw is considering some sort of "networking" product? (not sure if that's the right word.)
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