Jeff I agree with Steve,if you did not perform any calibration on the 950,then your statements are inconclusive,you see if your front channels are off by 3 or 4 DB's your soundstage from front to back is not going to be seamless,will sound like ping-pong,Wich i believe you accurately discribe.No fair game!!Your center channel obviously was out of balance by as much as 4 db"s by your own admission.I am waiting to see the results on your comparison to the B&K equipment.Good Luck.