Yes I would.

The 976 sounds better than the 975. The 975 was much better than the Rotel RSP-1068 it replaced. When I got fed up being behind the times*, the 1068 was slowly dying one channel at a time though, to be fair, even WITH all channels working I still prefer either Outlaw.
*HDMI friendly

I like the feel of the 976 remote in my hand and use it to tweak but I rely upon a Harmony during movies to control volume, FF, etc. Both offer tremendous “bang for the buck” performance!