hello gonk and fellow audioholics!! I have just finished setting up my New 990/7700 that I am not ashamed to brag about the fact that I made a great deal at the home theater show in LAX.
It took me a total of eight hours to set it up. I do not think that the instruction manual is as accurate as it should be. I do think that with not much effort it could be made a liitle bit easier. However thanks to Outlaws great support system via STEVE, the setup was made without stress. Steve was right there to help make things easier to deal with. Patience 100%. Most important besides that,is the fact that he was dealing with a person who is not technical savvy as himself or a lot of you guys here on the forum. I am strictly a person who likes good sound and picture quality. It's that simple.
I admire you guys who talk about Hz, LFE, Bass Management and whatever else you can pull out of that bag of electronic wizardry.
I like good audio and a good picture.
When I was debating about whether or not to purchase the 990 or keep my yamaha 3300 receiver as the processor and get the 7700 for the amplifier I was unsure as to how much better if at all my sound for stereo and movies would be.
Now I know. The 990 is without a doubt awesome!! I noticed the difference right away. Having unexpected company watching (Underworld part 2) and the questions as to what I did to improve the sound was a good feeling. The fact that they noticed a difference was nice to hear, beause I thought that I was going to be the only one to really notice. My friends thought that I was nuts to get rid of the yamaha. They thought it sounded "fine". They were wrong, the 990 makes my movies sound as if the action is right there in the room. I mean as if they were making the movie in my home theater.
I know it sounds as if I am streching it, but I am a happy camper.
If you are debating about the 990 as to if it will make an improvement, don't!! It will go beyond your expectations.
Thanks outlaw for making a product.
If I had to say anything negitive about the 990/7700 I would say that the on and off buttons of both units seem weak along with the volume knob on the 990.