Before I bought the 990 I was considering an Adcom Pre/Pro and one of the reviews I read on it complained about missing the first note or so of each CD. That Pre/Pro cost quite a bit more then the 990. The Yamaha receiver I replaced with the 990 never had any kind of delay. It would decode PCM, DD and DTS automatically and had a plethora of DSP modes and never skipped a note. If they can do it why can’t the higher end Pre/Pros do it?