The sort of "complete lock up" seeems pretty different from the "no audio" bug. I haven't followed the 970 as closely as I maybe should have, so I don't have anything in my head on if or how many others have had a similar recurring issue. Have you asked Outlaw about this? It may be something unrelated that could be fixed...

Gonk,
I thought I'd seen posts in another thread that others had the same problem?? Maybe I'm wrong. Guess I can give them a call and see.

Like I said, I haven't followed those discussions real closely, but I don't recall that being a typical issue.

This apparently was a byproduct of the latest upgrade that some but not all users had. I am not sure how to do it, but if you could revert to the prior firmware it should fix this problem. No one reported this problem until the latest firmware. I didn't upgrade my unit because of problems like this reported after upgrading. My no audio problems are manageable and not frequent enough to justify the chance of this bug in the upgrade.

I kind of thought that what I've experienced was mentioned as a problem elsewhere...anyway, I talked to Edward this morning...my 970 is taking a trip back to the Outlaws.

Got my 970 back...capacitor issue...works fine now but I sold it. Will be in line for the 997.

og33,
PM Sent

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."

I was having the 'no audio' issue every time I turned on the system. I cursed and swore. One day, my DirecTV HD receiver failed and I prevailed upon DirecTV to send a new one. I have had no more 'no audio' issues. Just because the processor emits no sound doesn't necessarily mean it's the processors fault.

I would somewhat agree with Chili's statement. It's not always my 1070. I've noticed since receiving my 1070 back from it's factory firmware update then when I do get a no-audio incident, 9 times out of 10, it's my Comcast/Motorolla DVR box. Simply hitting the "jump back 15 seconds" button acts as a refresh and that brings the sound back. But with that said, I ran my Yamaha RX-V750 for over a year with an identical model box and never got no-audio bugs. But then again, I wasn't hearing Outlaw-quality sound either. You win much and lose a little. If all of life were like that, I'd be in good shape!