I replaced my seven year old Meridian 561 processor last fall with a 990. The Meridian was a bit smoother, and a little more sophisticated sounding on the way sounds pan front to back, and side to side. Beyond that the 990 has many more features, surround mode switching on commercial breaks is silent (unlike the popping relays on the Meridian), sounds clean and crisp, and is actually more extended top to bottom then the 561. Excellent for movies, personally I don't need anything more expensive or refined in this regard. For music it can sound a little to clean and lean for long term listening, but then I have another system for music. That said it does sound better then a Denon 4306 receiver I compared it to. I also have 5 Outlaw M200 monoblocks that I've owned for 3 or 4 years now. No problems at all. Outlaw customer service is also very good.
Outlaw Audio 990 pre/pro - any experiences?
I'm looking for a pre/pro that ideally has excellent analog sound, very good surround sound, all the latest Dolbys, phono, FM, second zone output, digital video switching, and all the usual bells and whistles. And of course I don't want to spend much money. The Outlaw 990 sure looks good. Does anyone have any experience with it?