I will most definitely not be an early adopter. I have three functioning systems right now and don't need anything to crash that party. If one of my Onkyos or the 990 buys the farm I will still wait until I have heard the news. I am definitely interested in the 978 from a technical standpoint but will see what happens with the 998 and Trinnov before I cross that bridge. I have seen some really good deals on the Sherwood R972 on the net and could go that route too. Right now my closets are full.
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Music system
Model 990/7500/Magnepan 1.6 QRs/Technics SL1200 MK2/Aperion S-12 Subwoofer/OWA3/Sony NS75H DVD
APC H15 Power Conditioner

TV System
Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv


Home Theater System
Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv
Harmony ONE
Blue Jeans and Monoprice interconnects
APC H15 Power Conditioner