I had been considering the 997 and the Oppo Blu-Ray player.
First I am interested in the Oppo since I do have a Sony 550 Blu Ray but had to use the seven channel analog from my Sony777 that has SACD capability. That leves me without the use of the 777sacd format. I was thinking about a switcher however for the price of the switcher I thought the Oppo would be a better option.
With that being said how could I connect the Oppo audio to my 990 having the Sony 777 and the Sony 550.
Second The idea of the 997 had my mouth watering. However and I have to honest here the 990 is terrific. Love what it has done to my Home Theater. Even without the updated firmware.
Which I am thinking about doing in the near future.
Having a Infocus 7205 projector I do not think that I will see a signifcant upgrade in the performace in video with the 997. Audio perhaps will have an improvement, however the sound is awesome right now.
I feel that the addition of the 997 would be a mistake since I am satisfied with the 990 and comparing to the Integra 9.8 I am very much satisfied.
I would like to hear anyones thoughts on this post.

thanks