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#80250 - 11/22/08 04:29 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
nfaguys Offline
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Hopefully manufacturers will not delete legacy connections, as they are very convenient for a multitude of equipment, zones, secondary devices etc.

If they do it would be nice to have inexpensive conversion devices for those of us with legacy (i.e. "ancient" ? laugh ) equipment out there.
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#80251 - 11/22/08 05:42 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
tres0r Offline
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Durask,

A lot of electrostats and some active speakers have subs that need power.

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#80252 - 11/22/08 05:58 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
gonk Offline
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Nfaguys, I really do not think that we will see those legacy inputs vanish - it makes sense to reduce the number of them, but not to eliminate them outright...
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#80253 - 11/22/08 08:11 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
nfaguys Offline
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gonk wrote:

I really do not think that we will see those legacy inputs vanish - it makes sense to reduce the number of them, but not to eliminate them outright...

Gonk is probably right. But the way the 990 is set up with the ability to assign digital and still have composite/analog affords great flexiblity. It's nice to have this for all inputs.

OTOH if mfrs were to eliminate many there is still a work-around by "outboarding" with a legacy-type switcher such as this one:

..which I do use for some things. So as long as we have something to I/O to and from we'll (I'll) be ok. Also patchbays, but as discussed in previous posts not for everybody. And...gotta have an understanding wife. laugh
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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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#80254 - 11/22/08 08:42 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
nfaguys Offline
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I just saw one of these SB-v3000's on ebay. Way too much $$ for it, though there aren't many out there for sale. So I guess they command a premium.
Still, there are other.

Also most don't need matrix switching. Seems to me monoprice had something useable.
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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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#80255 - 12/17/08 04:07 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
xcortes Offline
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Registered: 11/15/06
Posts: 14
With the current trend towards music servers an high resolution digital the 997 can't miss the train by not accepting 192k/24 bit data through the USB input (two channel). HDCD decoding would be a plus.

My view is that together with the resurgence of analog the future of channel audio is this:
Reference Recordings HRx

And it would be fantastic if the 997 gave us the chance to get there.

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#80256 - 12/25/08 11:03 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
Skyblazer Offline
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Registered: 03/21/06
Posts: 255
Loc: Spokane, WA
will the new 997 be able to decode DTS MA? I hope so. I have fallen in love with movies again that have the DTS MA soundtrack.
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#80257 - 12/26/08 03:19 AM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
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Yes, we expect it to decode DTS-HD MA and TrueHD.
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#80258 - 12/26/08 03:43 AM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
E'pin Sen Ob Offline
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Registered: 05/04/05
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Loc: USA
Be kind of pointless if it didn't decode the new audio formats. I can't imagine it not doing them.
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#80259 - 12/26/08 07:18 PM Re: Model 997 Preliminary Product Page
dvenardos Offline
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Registered: 02/22/05
Posts: 97
Loc: Thousand Oaks, Ca
Quote:
Originally posted by psyprof1:
Awright enuff awreddy - I yield on the phono preamp question, though I still wish Outlaw would market a standalone version of the 2150's preamp for those of us who still want pure audio quality (and doubters are welcome to try the listening comparison I've already suggested).
Add HT bypass and this would be the perfect complement to the 997. I would be in heaven. smile

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