#79920 - 09/20/08 01:39 PM
Re: Hurrah! Can't wait
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 09/04/06
Posts: 9
Loc: OutlawLand
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I for one is really excited and ready to sign up now!!!
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#79921 - 09/20/08 02:01 PM
Re: Hurrah! Can't wait
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Gunslinger
Registered: 03/17/01
Posts: 182
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Originally posted by AudioBear: I was getting tired of waiting for this announcement and almost sprung for a Denon AVR-5308. Glad I didn't. I will be replacing my 990 with a 997.
Hooray for Outlaw! While I understand your comments from an economic point of view (especially since the 5308 lists for about four times the price of the 997) don't forget that the 5308 has some features that offer a reason for the higher price. Beside the obvious (like 50% more HDMI inputs and two HDMI outputs along with more of just about every kind of input and output) there are important things such as Silicon Optics' Realta Video processor instead of the less capable (but still good) Reon VP. And Denon Link has always been a favorite of mine - especially if you have a Denon DVD player because you get a direct no nonsense digital link from your SACD/DVD-A sources to the receiver without an HDMI intermediary. And the 5380 and similar has a slew of other internal components of a quality that would be hard to match at under $1500 list. Plus Audyssey Pro has several features like dynamic EQ that Trinnov doesn't seem to offer. However, in the real world of 21st century economics it is highly significant that something like the 997 is able to pull off such a product with the features it offers at its price point. I predict that when this product comes to market it will affect the industry much the same way that the original 950 did to the pre/pro world. A technology will be offered to many more people who before this could only read and dream about such applications. I'm talking from experience as the (in)famous "Beta Tester #1" for the 950. I've paid my dues, and have gone through a succession of pre/pros after that - from a 950 to a Lexicon MC-8 to several HDMI capable Denon receivers (thanks Lexicon for dropping the ball on this one!) and currently using a Denon AVP-A1HDci pre/pro. While I feel that my current pre/pro (still coupled to Outlaw Amps!) gives me remarkable flexibility I'm amazed at how far Outlaw's "900" series of pre/pros has progressed in less than a decade. Considering the fact that the 997 will list for less than the original 950 (considering the value of TODAY'S dollar) that's quite an accomplishment. Room equalization in a pre/pro has become extremely mainstream in very short order. My 2 cents.
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#79922 - 09/20/08 02:10 PM
Re: Hurrah! Can't wait
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Desperado
Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 14054
Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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Always good to see RAF in the saloon. Considering the fact that the 997 will list for less than the original 950 (considering the value of TODAY'S dollar) that's quite an accomplishment. This is an interesting point - it's been about 6.5 years since the 950 started shipping (at a price of $900). The 950 had Dolby EX, DTS-ES, Pro Logic II (not IIx), a trio of separately adjustable digital crossovers, two component inputs (pure switching and no transcoding of composite/s-video), and a 5.1 analog input. Now we're talking about four HDMI inputs, video processing based on the Reon chipset, room correction that's cut down from a professional system, and a list of processing and decoding options as long as my arm. It's been a pretty hectic few years, hasn't it?
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#79923 - 09/21/08 04:09 AM
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Gunslinger
Registered: 04/14/01
Posts: 161
Loc: Garland,Tx. USA
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My 950 is still going strong since I first purchased it from Outlaw and I look forward to replacing it with the 997. I remember all the excitement about being one of the first to get a 950 and the same level of excitement seems to be in store for the 997.
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#79924 - 09/23/08 11:44 AM
Re: Hurrah! Can't wait
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Gunslinger
Registered: 08/20/03
Posts: 111
Loc: Wichita, KS
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With the little bit of talk about the GUI, did the 990 let you display the menu thru HDMI, or do you still have a "monitor output" RCA connection that you have to use to see the menu?
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#79925 - 09/23/08 01:50 PM
Re: Hurrah! Can't wait
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Gunslinger
Registered: 06/29/06
Posts: 153
Loc: Somewhere in Virginia
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Sure hoping to get on that list to be a Beta tester, LOL! Anyway, can't wait to purchase mine.
Rob
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#79927 - 09/23/08 05:31 PM
Re: Hurrah! Can't wait
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Gunslinger
Registered: 08/20/03
Posts: 111
Loc: Wichita, KS
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Is there a reason behind not using the HDMI output (or DVI in the case of the 990) for the menu? Does it mess up the untouched "pass thru" capability of the HDMI inputs?
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#79929 - 09/23/08 07:00 PM
Re: Hurrah! Can't wait
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Gunslinger
Registered: 11/10/05
Posts: 34
Loc: Boston MA
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Anyone know what sort of audio dacs are used?
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