I just bought a new house and I'm in the process of setting up my media room. I've been holding out and can still hold out a bit longer, but I wanted to put my entire equipment rack in the back closet and just run 1 hdmi cable to the front of the room. That's not going to happen with the 990, so, I'm not sure how much longer I can go. I'm getting married in September and would like to have everything finished, which means the media room will have to be patched up and painted by then.

If Marantz came out with the processor that had everything their new receivers have, I'd be hard pressed not to buy one. I already use air tunes and their units are awfully perrrrdy.

I would even be curious to know if the 978 is in beta testing?