I used to own the Denon 5800 receiver which was 5 times the price of the 990 after upgrading the 5800. I realize it is an older unit, but what has changed in DD/DTS decoding? The algorithms are still the same. The 5800 does not even come close to the 990.

Ratpack,

While I am not familiar with the Onkyo 703, I used to have a Yamaha 2500 used as a pre/pro and went to the 990. There was a big difference in performance. More of my thoughts/comparisons can be found here:

http://processors.dblattman.com