I am a noob who is extremely interested in venturing into the world of separates for one of my HT set-ups. I have 5.1 system comprised of M&K THX speakers - 125's across the front, 150 dipoles rear, 150 sub. My built-in component cabinet has a max depth of 18" and the 990 is 17.75". I am afraid that with cables I will be unable to close the glass door on my cabinet. Thus, looking hard at the 1070 as a pre/pro.

Are there any huge advantages of the 990 over the 1070? I anticipate only using 1 HD cable box via DVI, 1 DVD via DVI, 1 LD via S-video. I also don't plan on expanding to 7.1. I like the flexibility of being able to move the 1070 in the future to a smaller room when the upgrade bug hits again.

Thanks