Depending on the quantities involved, it's very easy today to print manuals on demand through some of the upper end Xerox copiers/printers. Virtually no turn around time involved at all using this method.

Remember all - patience is a virtue. I recall my impatience when waiting on the 950. At the time I had completed my “theater” including a big ol’ CRT projector. Not a rant
I could not wait the last month or so an ended up getting a receiver. That was in 2002. My, how home theater has changed since then. Folks be patient, I am sure the new processor will be a great unit.

I do not remember any mention of any type of integration with an Ipod. That would be nice also.

Does the Sherwood platform have that?

The rear panel diagram for the R-972 doesn't show anything that would seem to fit with an iPod dock.

Of course, there's also the universal dock, which costs $50 (comparable what most add-on docks cost for receivers that include support for a proprietary dock) and comes with a remote. All it needs is a free AV input...

There's a post from Alan Lofft over in the Axiom Forums that indicates a mid-May release for the Newcastle R-972.

Add 60 days and hopefully we'll see the 997 around mid-July?

Interesting. They must have run into some issues as I have email directly from Sherwood Newcastle's US sales guy that says "some time in April." I guess folks shouldn't be holding their breath waiting.

Best,

There's also the possibility that there's a difference between when Sherwood has them ready and when they reach specific distributors like Axiom.

Wow, I came back to this forum after being gone for the last several months and STILL no 997?? What are you kids waiting for. I sprang for a B & K Reference 70 which totally floored me. Sound leaves me speechless. It has its glitches yes but for those that can afford this mother...go for it. It's like taking 5-6 blankets wrapped tightly around your speakers with this compared to anything else on the market and of course including the Outlaw product to date. The Integra 9.9 is laughable. Please do yourselves a favor and test drive the b & K....what a difference. All the rest are toys.

The same thing they've been waiting for since they first mentioned the 997 back in October: the Sherwood R-972.

We're waiting for a great sounding HDMI prepro for $1,400 that has been debugged.