Originally Posted By: 73Bruin
Twistybox: It was my understanding that the 990 went out of production because parts became unavailable. However, I agree with the general thrust of you post and agree that we should have seen a 990 Model 2.

Certainly Inkel could have done this because Sherwood markets a R-772 receiver which seems to have 990 type features (not talking about sound quality) with HDMI. In addition, they sell the R-972 (the 997 equivalent) and the R-977 (a Networking receiver which feature-wise seems similar to the Marantz line).


My understanding is that they eventually got most of the kinks worked out on the Sherwood R972. In an attempt to get an update on that, I did a google search and found a place selling brand new R-972 (with Trinnov) selling for $600:

http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-s...D-DTS-HD/1.html

There ya go...the 998 that shoulda been for $600.

Best,
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