Thank you, morphsci. I am somewhat disappointed in the design of the 990 and will not be purchasing it. There is too much in there that has nothing to do with a surround processor and some key features missing. I still wish Outlaw well and will recommend them to anyone. To those of you making testy arguments about differences in sound quality, I say you need to prove those "differences" exist. You won't and neither will the so-called "golden ear" experts.