Sorry, I didn't mean for it to come off like that. I absolutely love the Ref's for music, even more than for HT. I feel the 950 is a great processor for HT, but I feel its shortcoming is how it sounds musically, but the 950's DAC's have been subject to debate in the past. Some people think the 950 is excellent for music and I am no expert, but to me its a bit bright and hollow. Right now I use bypass with my dvd player because that gives me a better, fuller sound IMO. So right now I am looking for a new CD player or maybe something like the P-3A to get more out of my 2 channel experience.

I would say the Ref's are the best decision I have made in a long time. I plan on upgrading to the Ref 2's sometime in the front to improve the HT fullness but I'm still debating if I should hold out for Ref 3's.

[This message has been edited by Jed M (edited June 03, 2004).]