Boy, I get caught in a few meetings and office disasters and I miss a whole lot...

First, it is pretty interesting that Outlaw used nothing more exotic than their own interconnects and everyday generic speaker wire for the demo system - it is a close parallel to the way most units will be wired up in people's homes, and a reminder of the company's preference for "no nonsense" design. Also, I think both JeffreyMercado and barnabas have an excellent point about the benefit of demoing equipment in the system that you are most familiar with - your own. That's one of the strengths of Internet direct companies like Outlaw (or Axiom, or SVS, or ...) that offer a 30-day return policy, so that you can do just that. Very few traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are as accommodating, even for repeat customers who have spent thousands of dollars with them in the past.

Lastly, I think the saloon's resident canine has made some excellent points. This forum has a long-standing history of folks being pretty civil to each other (with a few rare exceptions that prove the rule, so to speak), although we are never afraid to eagerly discuss issues on which we may not all share the same viewpoint. I think Iggy's final comment is some of the best advice to date in this thread: "let the reviewers do their own reviews" once these reserved units reach people's eager hands. While I would love to proclaim today that the fact that so many people came away from last weekend really impressed with the 990 means that it must be wonderful, I think the real test will come when we start getting feedback from people who have used them in their homes for a good while.