Just wanted to put my two cents in this thread.
I am a loyal Outlaw.
I have personally met members of the Outlaw family at several Home Theater Shows that were fun and informative.
The Outlaws ALWAYS had an explosive demostration. Both visual and audio senses were pushed to the limits.
Scott always presented himself in a professional manner and was always receptive to questions.
Just like when I call him on that 800 number.
Peter Tribeman and I rubbed elbows at the Los Angeles show. Poolside sippping a nice cabernet. Well at least I was sipping on the cabernet. Peter was very giving with his his time and thoughts on the future of Home Theater. He also spoke about Atlantic Tech which I did not know was his baby.
Thanks Peter for a good time at all of the Home Theater shows My friend John and I miss them. You would recognize us as at the show after a few years because we would see your demo's two or even three times when we were there and took the time both you and Scott to answer our questions even when the show was over.

The 997 is a piece that I was sincerely considering for my own dedicated Home Theater. I have the 990/7700 combo which I purchased at the Los Angeles Home Theater show for a terrific price and since I had a discount from Fed-X the deal was even sweeter.
However I decided to hold off on the 997. First reason is that I thought that the video presentation would improve.
I have the Infocus 7205 1080i projecter Excellent picture.
How can you improve on excellent? A true Outlaw is always striving for perfection. It's part of the fun with Home Theater and Audio.
Talking with Scott made me realize that the performance in visual application with the 997 would not improve because of the TI Mustang HD2+ chip which would override or remain dominant in the video processing of the 997.
The audio processing would have improvement but honestly fellow Outlaws I am very much satisfied with the sound that I am getting with the 990 thru my B&W 804's.
I have not done the upgrade as of this writing however I am working up the courage to make it happen. I am a believer in "If it is not broken don't fix it."
Can anyone tell me if the audio is worth the firmware update? I do not want to have a problem.
If I do the upgrade should I set the 990 back to the default settings?

THANKS