i'm gonna try the can o' water, there is a small vent on top of the furnace and it feels pretty warm i'll just make sure not to block it.it was kinda damp yesterday and supposed to be for a couple of days, so i'll see if this does help, when it starts dryin' out down here again.i'll let you know if this helps.
thanks to all for the feedback.

joe

still has been real damp around here lately so don't know if the can'o'water or the ground between the 1050 amd the amp is helping but i did notice something that i hadn't before,that 2 prong power cord, that seems to be a week link in the whole chain,all the other "more expensive" components i have,have beefy computer type cords on them.i've never taken full advantage of the 1050's amp section, but it seems like a pretty powerful unit for that little cord.have all 1050's built been like this or do i have maybe a first run?

I put in a new gas forced air furnace a couple of years ago and asked the HVAC guy about getting one with a humidifier built into it. He said that it wasn't needed and would be a waste of money. Turns out that his advice was a good as his workmanship. I should have gotten another guy right away, but didn't. Luckily I don't have too much of a problem with low humidity, but it isn't due to his advice. What I do have is an 55 gallon aquarium. This evaporates about 3 gallons of water per week into the air, and while I could use more, this takes the edge off of the snap-crackle-pops. It also, unfortunately, puts a little more noise into the air, but, hey, with a 950/770 combo that's not a big problem.

Jeff