My 990 coupled with the OPPO 83 is everything I need to do everything I want to do. I also have an Onkyo 886 for my Miami home but I love to listen to my 990 when I am up north. The 990 is the perfect processor for us that don't want all the bells and whistles onboard and prefer outboard gadgets. Lack of HDMI is not a big deal since it has 7 channel analog input and the OPPO outputs directly to a display. The only thing that has ever disappointed me with the 990 is the OSD for the menu and thats an easy fix with a S-video cable.
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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