My wife is among those who hate on the equipment. My 1070 experiences the same bugs (apparently) as the 970. One trip back to homebase in MA helped my no audio bugs tremendously though. But the all-out lockups, however infrequent, bring wife chiding into play. Funny though, when I say "so we should buy a new receiver", I'm told "no."
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Model 1070
Toshiba HD-A35 & Pioneer BDP-51
Tivo Series 3
Elite 50" / Aquos 32"
Squeezebox Radio

Stereo Setup:
NAD C326BEE (50Wx2)
Elite DV-47Ai Universal SACD/DVD-A
Citypulse DA7.2x II + TXCO DAC
B&W 685s
JL Fathom F112
Denon AH-D2000 Headphones