Price suggests this is not a good match for the new reciever, yet features seem very similar -- http://www.hometheater.com/content/rotel-rsx-1562-av-receiver9

"The requested page could not be found."

http://www.hometheater.com/content/rotel-rsx-1562-av-receiver

Don't know how the "9" got on the URL ...

Here is a fresher review of the Rotel, http://hometheaterreview.com/rotel-rsx-1562-av-receiver-reviewed/ Interesting that the HT.com reviewer has issues with the sound while the HTR.com reviewer did not...

Thanks for the correction and new link. I don't keep up with reviewers' reputations, so don't know which of HT or HTR would carry more weight. I found this interesting from the HTR review: "there is no automatic room correction featured on the RSX-1562, a potential deal-breaker for those who use this as a crutch. It's worth noting, however, that a measuring tape, an SPL meter and some patience will generally net better results."
I'm not interested in receivers anyway, but that Rotel is a looker.

Good Lord. For $2500, I can think of a very long list of alternatives that I'd consider first.

Form the HTR review:

That and no headphone jack adds up to a fail in my book, at any price.

-John

To be fair, we should stick to the Outlaw processor for this string of posts. To the casual observer it could appear that the 975 is being discussed and some could get the wrong impression of it before it is even on the street. We can easily create a new thread to cover reviews of off brand equipment.