"I am not downplaying the hiss, but by being able to eliminate it, I am very impressed with the sound of the 950, and will keep it as the hub of my system for many years".

Be careful WS - I said this awile ago in "I am starting to understand this hiss thing" thread (I started), and was basically told to FO! Some people think only one thing - Outlaw must be the only player to eliminate the hiss. Things you and I do to eliminate/reduce our hiss is "just getting in the way/counterproductive, stupid, yada - (things I was told I was) of no use!