Also speculation...

They are using this delay to fix something else (in addition to hiss) that we don't know about.

That thought crossed my mind also, but I think we would have heard about it from the people who have already received their 950's. Unless it's a problem that doesn't necessarily show up on the existing units, but has the potential of becoming a problem. Again pure speculation, but fun anyway.

Maybe they are fixing the video upconversion problem also. Or updating the tuner.

maybe it is time for the other company, AT, to sell its processor for 1500.00 as opposed to 899.00. After that company has made a little profit the 950 sales will resume.

Well, I seriously doubt that they (or any company) would halt shipments with a 1% failure rate on an audio component, no matter what IS0 9k or TQM program they're on. Moreover, my impression was that not many people have actually received their 950s yet. (There is certainly a lot of people lamenting on this forum to that effect, anyway.) Consequently, if there has already been enough of those who have received one, and complained about the problem, to justify a quality investigation, the issue is most likely significant. And don't overlook the fact that some people will likely have the problem but not necessarily notice it under normal operating conditions.

I would agree with applejelly, however. Outlaw already delayed the initial product release of the 950 by several months. It certainly stands to reason that there might have been one or two other technical or manufacturing challenges that the engineers didn't overcome completely before kicking the 950 out the door to get the sales and marketing guys off their backs.

Maybe someone on the inside can post something anonymously!

I believe around 500 or so 950's shipped before they halted production, from looking at the order numbers people were posting to the shipment thread at the time. That's no small number; it equates to around $450k of booked revenue.

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net

Must admit Im getting cold to the idea of making this purchase. Ive been very patient to this point but something new keeps popping up and gives me an uncomfortable feeling. Many out there are happy with there purchase and havent experience these little problems. But, it seems like a gamble to me. The price is great but I dont want the aggravation of having to return the unit. I will continue to read these postings and try to decide what to do when my number comes up/ I believe I reserved my unit 2-16-2002!

Personally at this point if I wanted a 950 I would be very hesitant to plonk down my hard earned $$$ until they've been shipping for 6-8 months. I don't want a chance of buying beta quality hardware for full price.

Just my $0.02

Charlie

Charlie: Actually, based on the performance of my beta unit... you might PREFER the beta unit.

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merc