Wow, the hiss issue. It has been a while...

History for newer forum members: the original 950's (from spring 2002) exhibited a background hiss on some systems. Not everyone was affected -- it typically required a system with very efficient speakers. Outlaw halted shipments around May and spent the summer making some changes to the analog signal path, which resulted in the "red dot" revision that August. This provided a lower noise floor and resolved the problem for many users, and shipments resumed. A few users still reported problems with hiss, including our forum regular soundhound. Outlaw continued to work on design changes, and that December began shipping all new 950's with the "blue dot" revisions to the analog section. Existing owners could send their 950's in and have them upgraded to "blue dot" or exchange their units for a "blue dot." As of December 2002 (roughly eighteen months ago, give or take), both Outlaw and the 950 user community agreed that the hiss had been eliminated.

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