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I certainly hope so. I don't want to be staring at a blank screen at the end of January because I don't have a prepro to run my shiny new home theater. I currently have a 990/7125 system in the family room, but I ran everything in the home theater with HDMI. I really hadn't planned on having to wait too much longer on the 978, but it looks like a fantastic product though. I have a feeling if I go with something else, I would regret it when the 978 come out.

I don't think you would regret it, the 978 isn't offering anything new that other avr's are not already offering, except maybe for a better price. I bet you could find a comparable avr on sale for the same price the 978 will be going for.

bwallen77, I ended up running two HDMI cables to get me by for now when I installed my projector about 4 months ago. It's getting me by for now, but I'd like a pre/pro with HDMI switching and the hi def audio. I'm running hi def audio via the Oppo BDP93 analog outs, but still doesn't give me 7.1. I looked at the Marantz 7005 since I had a receiver by them quite some time ago I was very happy with, but like you, I'm trying to hold out for the 978. jakewash, the main reason I'm trying to hold out for the 978 is I've been very pleased with every Outlaw product I've owned including the 950 and it will use ESS Sabre DAC's. They've gotten high praise from the BDP93 community and I trust Outlaw to implement them well. Just my two cents.

Agreed. I have been a happy outlaw customer for years and the feature list on the 978 including the Sabre's sounds too enticing. I just don't know how long after the build is complete I'll be able to just look at a blank screen...

Nothing wrong with waiting for what you really want.

Yes, I have to agree with Jason; although the 978 will undoubtedly be fine when it arrives, and waiting for it won't likely be any cause for regret, excellent receivers from Denon and Onkyo are presently available with similar processing features and an amplifier included "for free".

bwallen, I went ahead and pulled the plug on the Marantz SR5005 to serve as my pre/pro till the Outlaw 978 is released. It was 499 and I can always move things around later. It will end up in my bedroom.

Hi, I have installed two of them (bought from Outlaw) at friends and for both applications it performs beyond my expectations. I'm sure that you will be pleased with the results.

Thanks Jc. I had a Marantz receiver years ago (lost in a divorce) that I was very pleased with. I figure the SR5005 will take care of anything I need until the 978 is released. This way I won't be in such a hurry. Then I can move the SR5005 to my bedroom.