Obsolete? Because it doesn't have firewire so that maybe someday you can play your DVD-A's through the DAC of your processor instead of DVD player?

Give me a break.

When that day comes, you'll be looking to upgrade processors no matter what you own/buy now. And you should be glad you bought the 950 for $900 instead of the Lexicon for $9000 when the current generation actually is obsolete (in probably 3 years time).