Ahhh, the LMC-1 - an interesting product that I spent far too many hours discussing in several online forums...

Mark Schifter (AV123) worked a deal with Peter Tribeman (Outlaw) last year that allowed anyone with an LMC-1 bought from AV123 (prior to Emotiva striking out on their own) to exchange their LMC-1 for a Model 970. The deal ran for a few months, and I don't think it's still in effect. Somewhere there's a thread I started with a FAQ detailing the two products. It has nothing to do with a next-gen Outlaw product, though. For that matter, I don't know how practical it would be to offer a discount for a competitor's customers. Proof of ownership would be tricky unless it was an exchange of some sort, and I can't see Dan Laufman at Emotiva letting Outlaw validate orders against their customer list (much like I wouldn't expect Peter Tribeman to do the same with Outlaw customers for Emotiva).

Any owners of an Outlaw 970 or 990 are eligible for a $200 discount off a next-generation processor (either a 990 replacement or 970 replacement) during the first six months of that next-gen model's production life. This deal, much like Emotiva's discount program, allows the customer to keep their existing processor.