Smart Little Lena, Thanks for the heads up, that the interconnects could be the culprit. I have a Pioneer Elite DV37 progressive DVD player and I use a Outlaw 1.8m interconnect digital coaxial out to the coaxial 1, on my 950. While watching another title today, in Dolby Digital, I was able to find the cause of my audio dropouts. After just a few minutes into the movie I decided to turn on the overhead fan. When I turned on the switch, there it was a dropout for four seconds or so. I looked at the display on the 950 and it read S/PDIF and below UNLOCK.. Each time I hit the switch either on or off, there was the dropout. I also found that a florescent closet light switch would cause the audio dropouts. I then used a new Outlaw 1.2m with the same results, more audio drops. I then went back to my Audioquest stock and the dropouts never again were heard. I tried some older Radio Shack interconnects and again no drops.Are the Outlaw interconnects picking something up and passing it along to the 950,That it rejects and takes a few seconds to return to its Dolby D. setting. Does anyone know what S/PDIF UNLOCK means?