Gonk, thanks for the reply. Since I will be moving into a Condo, i don't plan on expanding beyond 2 speakers right now. Maybe in 5 years when I buy a house.
Honestly, i was leaning towards the LMC-1 since pre-amps are changing everyday. Since the pre-amps are not future proof, i was thinking about getting the cheaper one for now, and getting something like the 990 after the HDMI formats settle down, but I am still leanings towards the Outlaw combo.