Thanks gentleman, and you guys here are truely gentleman.... smile

Please, don't get the impression that I'm an outlaw basher. I want the product to suceed, as Outlaw is only 1 of 2 companies out there that gives us a Pre-proc at middle class prices. I'm hoping that indeed it was the AT 8200 speaker system that wasn't to my taste. I need to demo with different speakers. I wish I could have taken the Paradigm Signature S8's a few doors down and connected them to the 990..

Here is what I can say.. as stated, the processing is all there.. the first 2 demo's they gave were very very good. Also, as with the 950 I didn't notice any delay in locking in on the signal, it was quick. In terms of Dolby Digital processing, the speaker panning, echoing, and enveloping sound as stated is all there my friends. In that respect it appears to compete with the big boys, and I've listened to all of them (anthem, lex, Meridian)As has also been stated by the Sherwood folks.

But also as I said, at least wih the AT 8200 speaker system, which is the 1st time I heard them, so I have no basis of comparison ( which is a key point), the refined mid's and highs of the high end products, I did not hear at least out of the AT 8200 speaker system. Speakers, make a huge difference so I'm hoping that is it.

Case in point, I also demo'd the Totem speakers, that sound very impressive. Everyone in the room, seems to be wow'd by the totem speaker demo. While they sounded fantastic, you have to realize they had a $3K Ayre Acoustics CD player, and $3k integrated amplifier. I asked the owner, who is also demoing them, why don't you play those speakers with a $200 DVD player that most of us will use at home and $1000 amplifer? Because, it won't sound the same not even close. I remember when I purchased my B&W speakers, and setting them up at home they sounded no where near as good on my rotel equipment as they did at the dealer with his Krell amp, and Meridian CD player. I mean, night and day difference. SO I told him, "I think you demo is misleading, because you are demoing a pair of $1500 speakers that sound fantasic here, but 95% of people who buy your speakers will dissapointed at home because they won't use a $3,000 cd player as you are using here, which makes a world of difference, why don't you use a $200 DVD player like most of us?" His response was that it won't sound to much different. Yeah sure...