Guys,

I spent 1/2 the day, cutting holes in the ent cabinet, I wanted the 990 and the Anthem MCA 50 amp to breathe. Replaced all my cables with monoprice cabling!! Cables as good as AR or Monster tier 2 cables..The wife(manager)made sure I vacuumed my mess....

My little boy said Daddy you now have 2 boxes instead of one" Very good, Your right, I replaced a reciever with an amp and a pre/pro...Gotta a teach them young!!

My son said , "Is 2 better?" I replied, "I sure hope so"..

The OSD is straight-foward and easy to navigate. I'm running my component video straight to the Pioneer TV for both cable box and the DVD player. Audio running digital coaxial for cable, and optical for DVD.

With this being Easter weekend, relatives bothering me, without running any auto or manual cal yet: I put in Ice Age DVD....In the opening scene the glaciers start breaking up, it was like they were breaking in my room!!! The Bass being sent to my Axiom sub was incredible!

Cosmetically as others have said the 990 is pretty much jet black in color, not grey as seen in pics. It looks pretty nice. It matches up nicely with Anthem amp.

After this quick seesion I'm pretty happy so far.

Guys thanks for the guidance to date,
Vince