Thanks Painttoad but I am doubtful I have a humidity shortage in Miami Florida . I appreciate the help though...it does seem like a static electricity type thing going on. Even stranger, when rearranging my cables (again) I got a slight shock from the prongs of the ac cord of the Cd player...and it was NOT plugged in!Not even close to being plugged in. That was a little creepy.

nope i agree,no shortage of humidity in fl.(lived in daytona 4 10 years :p )

the shock from the cd player cord boggles me,i could MAYBE understand from an amp cord.....

I had a similar problem with popping. In my case,
I was on a circuit that also connected to my
kitchen fluresant light. Switching plugs fixed.
My amp also made a popping noise when
it switched on thru the 950. It took unplugging
the 950 and reseating the trigger connections.

I think you may have already tried this?

Sound a though you definitely have a ground problem.
Remember, the 950 doesn't have the grounded type
of plug. I will bet your Onkyo does, my Integra
did. Didn't ou say you had the Monster power
trip? I would think that would show a ground fault.

I have the HTS 2500 and everything looks fine. I am not getting a hum but , come to think of it, the Onkyo did have a ground-(I think). Should I be running to Radio Shack?

I have tested EVERYTHING on this circuit. I even disconnected my ceiling fan and changed out my dimmer switches. POP. If nothing else I am getting quite an education ....the plug idea is the only thing I have not tried. Is there some sort of adaptor that I can get and see if that works?

when i had the "shock factor" going on i noticed my 1050 only had a 2 prong plug.as posted i connected a small lead from 1050 to b&k amp as a ground strap.can't say this will do you anygood,it did me!also out of 9 components the 1050 was the only one to shock me.

i'm reaching,and probably will never figure out myself why the pop,pop...but did you have the cd plugged into an outlet on the back of the onkyo?

No . Straight in the Monster. Everything was the same except for the 950. I have actually been researching the Rotel 1066 -just in case- and there have been popping reports there too. Have you had a chance to compare them or have you heard that also?

have not compared or heard,sorry.

wingnutt,
I did a side by side comparo of the Rotel 1066, 1068, and the Outlaw 950. From a sound quality stand point, the 950 wins hands down. You can read my comments (under the username simpton) on this here: Rotel 1066/1068 vs. Outlaw950

later,
simp