The point I was trying to make (that seems to have been missed) was that in many instances it is improper calibration or other setup issues instead of the performance of the actual equipment that is at fault - and the equipment gets blamed. Sometimes it takes objective instrument measurement to sort it out. The original 950 was hissy in both listening and in measurements with lab gear. HOWEVER, I could have easily fooled someone who didn't know better with the original 950 that is was indeed very quiet by varying some gain structure setups elsewhere in my system - they would have never been the wiser. Measurements would spot it immediately.