Well I have decided to go ahead and trial a 990. Placed the order with Scott this morning.

To TJR: The typical price of the 990's that I have seen being sold on Audiogon and eBay is around $375 not including shipping. Assuming the 990's capabilities fit your needs (as it fits mine), getting a cleaned, updated, guaranteed working unit for $25 extra is a no brainer. Getting a 3 year extended warranty for $50 more means that I am pretty sure that I will not have problems for a long time.



Edited by 73Bruin (02/08/11 11:08 AM)
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Living Room 24x18 open 1/2 flight up to a raised dining room/hall 24x12
Outlaw 976 pre-pro running 5.1 system
Outlaw 750 for Artison Masterpiece LCR and 2 NHT SuperZeros rears
Velodyne Servo FX-1200
LG OLED65C8PUA via HDMI2 to/from 976 HDMI ARC
Roku Ultra
Samsung BD-D5500 BluRay
Amazon FireStick 4K to 976 Aux HDMI input for Amazon Music Ultra