I've couldn't wait any longer, bought elsewhere. My 970 bit the dust and the repair cost was too high considering the price of the modern options. Technology has improved, the prices for equivalent quality have plunged, and Outlaw didn't have a product. I'd intended to upgrade as soon as the 978 was released but the unending delays are apparently an Outlaw problem, not a Trinnov problem. And I must say, I'm enjoying my new gear. If the 998 is ever actually released I may consider it, if the Trinnov proves to be all it's been advertised to be. I won't be buying the 978.