I am considering to purchase the 970/7075 or mmc1/isp 1, but have the bugs been worked out on the 970? it seems like the 970 is a better deal, any advise? I had a 1050 and never had any problems with it. also where is the 970 made?? thanks for your help

The 970 is made by Eastech in Malaysia, same as the 1050 was.

I can't comment on the Emotiva but I can say that if you're able to "live" with the bugs, the 970 does sound great. And I believe all of us that have bugs will agree with that.

I wouldn't use the video switching capabilities though. It does a poor job with blacks.

Gonk or anybody else, has there been any news on new versions? Not software but actual units.

Last I've heard is what was in the October announcement - which suggested we should not expect new hardware prior to next spring.

I'm impressed with my MMC for both 2-channel and HT.

I have the MMC-1 and really enjoy it. Lot's of great features and very easy to setup and use on a daily basis. SQ is fantastic as well. HT and 2-channel.

No EXP. with any Outlaw pre-amps, but that does not mean that I don't want to try one out...

The 970 has the mult-channel DVD analog input which can be run in bypass and have analog Bass MGMT. This is the key to enjoying good sounding MUSIC. All the new pre's and Receivers sound like crap because of the digital BS.

I am waitng for the next gen 970 should it still have this gem like my 1070 does since I use it as a preamp.

The 990 does not has nalong bass MGMT, The old style preamps from 20 years aho sound much better that todays preamps when used for music: Sad but true :-(

Hi all, I'm doing a little research on the 970. Is there any place where there's a list of known bugs quirks w/ the 970? Mostly plan on running 5.1 channel in analog pass through mode and letting the DVD player do all the processing. Video will be hooked up directly to the monitor.

Thanks in advance

I wrote this little FAQ for a trade-in program that Mark Schifter of AV123 arranged with Outlaw, but it may be of interest to you for what it says about the 970. There was a long-standing "no audio" bug that seems to have been largely (albeit perhaps not entirely) squashed, but that bug never did affect the multichannel analog input. I suspect that Lizard King can offer some thoughts specific to that multichannel analog connection, as he's used it extensively with his 1070 (same platform as the 970) and a DVD player similar to what you are describing. As a purely analog multichannel pre-amp, it's probably one of the best bang-for-the-buck candidates out there.

Thanks gonk. May be I should have done a little more "searching" before doing any "asking" (doh!), I just got finished reading your FAQ before coming back to this thread. VERY helpful BTW. Thanks