I've owned many receivers, Sonys, Denons, Pioneer's just not any Hk's and I can honestly say that the 990 remote is a dream come true as far as the rest of the remotes. As far as difference in music, coming from a Denon 3805, a difference of night and day. The thing I like most about the 990 is Outlaw doesn't load down the processor with a bunch of sound formats (cinema, hall, church, etc) that most people never use anyways.