Hey Gonk,

Thanks for all the first hand info. I've learned a lot here and I don't even have the 990 yet. Can't wait, mine should be here Tues, the amps after. Counting the minutes...

I'm going to go with the 980. For $169 it can't be beat. Looking forward to playing with the SACD. I bought enough interconnects to hook it up that way.

I have an old Denon 1500 CD player. Can't wait to hook it up digital out through the 990 and compare it to the Oppo for regular music CDs. Its all good. Thanks again