Thanks, gonk... good to be here. I've been lurking for a long time, and your posts have been extremely helpful.

I noticed this morning that the bass control on my system is dramatically improved. Dynamic range is much better, and transient attacks are sharper and clearer. I'm actually extremely surprised that swapping my preamp for the 990 could make my system sound this different. It sounds much more like I swapped amps, and the new amp hasn't even arrived yet.

I'm hopeful that the amp makes similar improvements in my system, but if not, I won't hesitate to just grab a lesser multi-channel amp for my center and surrounds, and keep the Rotel RB-980. It's never sounded better.

- Jason