Thankyou garcianc and gonk,

I appreciate your help and will not be going for an LMC-1 now that I see the scope of the problems. Will duoble check the firmware version of my 970 and take it from there.
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B&W 804s mains
B&W HTM4 Center
Outlaw 990
Anthem MCA 30 AMP
Audiosource Stereo AMP
Monitor Radius 180 surround
Comcast DVR
Sony HX929 LED TV
Apple Air Express/Apple TV