Hi guys,
I have one of the pre-amps that hiss badly and I believe has an s-video problem.

Here is my humble take.
Normal I would go much higher end than the Outlaw. For $900 (if there werent any problems) the Outlaw would be a steal. However, personally I am surprised that no one has ever mentioned a small thing that I picked up in one of the first posts when the first hiss issue in March was developing. It was stated that the manufacturer supplimented a new part. That concerned me because that will imply that Outlaw will have a hugh QA problem since they dont have a plant that appears to be following their design specs to the letter.
I may be out of line, but David S your remarks and attitude are not constructive. We all know that most of the Outlaw may not have a hiss isuue, but you have to realize that when we start claiming the 950 can beat amps more than 3x its price it must be expected to be treated like a amp that is woth $3000 and not $899. If I was at a dealer showing me a $3000 amp hissed like mine I would think he was crazy.

It is not a slight hiss issue I have having. In HT mode when I have my CRT projector on I can be forgiving. However when I am listing to music and my other equipment are silent, that is different.

This is serious, otherwise the 950 will just be $899 pre-amp, which most guys like myself would not have even entertained looking at.

This is my humble opinion.

Thanks,
clopez