Been sitting on a balcony watching an ocean roll by, wish I could have stayed a month.
Got my combo, just before we sailed and did a down & dirty install.
I won’t post my probably worthless newbie review till I get some breathing space.
I’m thrilled and irritated by the 950/770 right now.

Irritated because nothing is rigged for convenience right now, and I’m running 3 remotes just to get satellite up, (did I state dirty install). Worried about how much I can tweak the system back to ease and simplicity, when I have time to rework hardware and train remotes. Grabbed a new DTC 100-satellite receiver the day before I left, and just put it on line yesterday, replaced it because the old Sat. box, did not have digital capability. Now I have to hit 2 buttons on the remote every time I want to change the channel instead of one, (the old unit). Hopefully all these frustrations will ease in the next weeks when I have time to actually read manuals and can see how all these new pieces will mesh.

The sound and the user problems posted.
Regarding Hiss: No hiss at all in my room, (which is very small) but because the speakers are all hung, (I haven’t gotten up on a chair to see how many inches out it might be. Absolutely no audible hiss at any listening location in the room so far.
Regarding Pop: loud relay click in the amp as its powered on, and the tinniest pop in the speakers, much much softer than the relay click. So I’m not worrying about damage too much until I have time to hardware and macro my setup to its final configuration.

Have not had time to level match the speakers, and I can ‘hear’ they are off. When the source is Satellite, - straight stereo on the 950 sounds ‘dead’ compared to my old PL JVC receiver but apply Stereo Seven or S5 and the sound becomes incredibly fuller than the old setup.

Prob. due to not calibrating the system yet, I am having trouble with tweaking constantly in the trim, on certain DVD’s, or while changing to different channels on Satellite. The main prob. seems to be, getting my center speaker, up or down enough, so that dialogue is crisp and clear, not under or overwhelmed. Will try to write a review in the next weeks, for those still waiting patiently and hungry for any news, - although mine won’t surpass much more than bathroom reading, but might pass the time!