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Originally posted by AndrewS:
Jack:
Yep. I got the 990. I decided the balanced inputs would match perfectly with my amp. Didn't read anything really good about SNAP so I decided it wasn't my deciding factor.

Read my earlier thread "Interesting Sub Setup Dilemma" though. The way the Outlaw works (and the Sherwood to probably for that matter) is that some of the modes (Upsample, Stereo, etc.) cannot have sub levels controlled by the bass management. All you can do is reduce the Upsample, Stereo, etc modes by reducing the 2Ch Offset. I describe fully what I found.

So how I had to set up my subs was to adjust the volume control on the SVS amp until my channel calibration level for the subs was at 0 on the outlaw and the SPL was what I wanted for the subs.

I'm still happy with the sound though. Center/surround channel is much better so far than my B&K Ref31. I always had dialogue muddiness with the B&K for some reason.
Glad to hear you like the 990. I've also read many bad things about SNAP EQ, but I've also read some really good things. Seems to depend on who the user is. But, the way I see it, if it doesn't work I don't have to use it. Like I said, I can get the 965 for the same price as the 990, actually cheaper, it's $1099 with shipping included. Also, I figure if there are some bugs they will likely get them worked out and there will be a fix.

Bass management seems to be a topic of hot discussion for just about every pre-processor on the market. It's probably going to become like all the various surround modes. Eventually you will be able to buy a processor that performs bass managment in a kazillion differnt ways.

But, more important to me than bass managment is the ability to eq the bass frequency's. This is rapidly becoming a very important issue as everyone seems to use a sub these days.

I've got a short list consisting of the Outlaw 990, Sherwood 965, Arcam AVP-700, and Rotel P-965. The more I read, the less certian I am. Sheesh.

BTW, the Rotel actually has bass eq for each channel. It's @ fixed 100Hz, but better than nothing at all.

In the mean time I'll continue my research.

Any of you fellow Outlawer's have experience with these processors please fell free to jump in. The more opinions I get the better.
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Zu Druid Mark IV, Zu center, Sonance TR-4000, SVS 20-39PCi, Sony DVP NS999ES, Arcam AVP-700, Outlaw model-7500.