[QUOTE]lotus_j
That chip is the 49700 from Cirrus....
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R-972 will not use the CS chip. It will use two TI Aureus DA7xx chips. The R-872 will use the CS 49700.

[QUOTE]lotus_j
NAD was forced to release their Receivers and Pre-Pros WITHOUT the chip and they didn't use the "3 chip," solution. Instead they made the units modular so the boards could be swapped out this summer.
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NAD never planned on using the CS chip either...

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My pessimism comes from this... look here -

http://www.prillaman.net/sn2007avr/NC_2007_HDMI_Receivers.pdf (courtesy Gonk). You see the year - yep - 2007 - and possibly printed in 2006.

So, when does this thing ship? Look here - from 2 days ago:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13643391#post13643391

But, Jeff also said this in April 2007, so you decide what to believe:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10355170#post10355170
(and this had NOTHING to do with the CS chip...)

Interesting - R-872 is scheduled for production in end-April. R-872 uses the CS 49700. You draw your own conclusion (again, this is from Jeff, who doesn't exactly have a "good" track record when it comes to forecasting arrival dates)

No one is talking - not Emo, not Outlaw... Maybe the 990 replacement isn't too far away....