The competition is going to get really tough when Sherwood Newcastle finally releases their new prepro. I had the original AV-P9080 and it was a hell of a piece. In many ways it was better than my 950. It sounded just as good (that was in my 5.1 only days), had input renaming which is a great usability feature, and had the same very nice universal remote.

If I were buying today I'd give it a serious look. Of course, I'd probably buy the 950 anyway because of the price, but if I had a $1200 budget the new Sherwood Newcastle unit would be top on my list.

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Philip Hamm