Ricky,

You have email. Bring your 950 if you can. I'm curious if your 950 will sound the same or different than my 950, in my system.

Will

[This message has been edited by Will (edited July 03, 2002).]

rmbg-
I know this sounds strange, but try setting the crossover on your fronts to 80Hz or higher. I had the same problem when I had my 950 (I returned it). I first noticed this when playing the Eagles dvd in DTS. With my fronts (NHT 2.5i's) set to LARGE, sub set to NONE, and xover set below 80 Hz, there was a definite lack of bottom end. Setting the xover above 80 restored the bass. I know this doesn't make sense, but it worked for my setup. I'm not sure, but i think I had the same problem playing CD's with the 950 in STEREO mode. I think there might be a bug in the triple xover software. There was a mention of this same issue in a previous thread("need help setting xover"). Give it a try. Good luck.

Ricky (rmbg),

Haven't heard back from you yet...

I agree with Mo. Yesterday, I was playing around with the x-over settings and lo and behold the bass just blew me away. Originally, I had the fronts set at 40hz and changed it to 60hz. This seems to make all the difference in the world.

Has anyone called Outlaw on this issue?

Hello,

Ricky is in contact with Scott on this.

Ricky was at my place yesterday, and it was a pleasure to meet him. We did not hear and could not duplicate the problem Ricky heard on his 950 on his system, using my 950 in my system.

But we heard something I did not previously know about, with my 950's bass management in stereo. That topic is discussed here: http://ubb.outlawaudio.com/ubb/Forum15/HTML/000421.html
Will

Yes, I am currently working with Scott on this. He has been really helpful and patient with me. Thanks scott.

This is more of a question than a reply, but it is relevant to this post and others I have read. Is the 950 is complicated to use? Someone is always having to reset crossovers, set speakers from small to large and back again, change inputs/output connections, and even using other equipment to supplement the 950 in order to get the sound quality they desire.

If I purchase a 950 will I have to change wiring and settings every time I want to listen/view a different format?

When auditioning other brands of AVR's and pre/pro's I did not notice any problem when switching between modes and sources.

It just seems that there are many posts with users having these problems.

P.S. I still hope Outlaw brings out a monoblock amp. Thanks in advance.

I think (speaking from my experience using a 950) that a lot of the posts here about messing with crossovers or modes is due to people experimenting. I've gone long stretches of time using the 950 without doing anything except turning it on, selecting the desired input (cable, DVD, CD), and adjusting the volume to the circumstances if necessary.

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Boscofats, You can easily set it and forget it, its just with the triple crossover feature many people like to experiment what sounds better as Gonk mentioned. Also I think the most commonly brought up setting problem is the subwoofer. Instead of being able to remember different levels for each sound-field you must manually (on the remote) change it. I did not have this option on my previous receiver so I don't miss it but I can see how it would be beneficial.
So to Answer your question in a simple way, you can take the 950 out of the box, calibrate it once and start enjoying. If you like to tweak, there is plenty to play with but if you just want great sound done simple it will do that too.