I know that it is not the same, But my 990 replaced a Denon 2800 (yes I really mean a 2800, it was old..)

To me the 990 has a better sound with the upsampling on my CD's. With the DVD's there is a much more involving soundscape created....this is a quick review, but in all fairness, the old denon did not even have dolby digital, or digitial inputs... So...