In the beginning of this thread I told you I was very happy with my 950. In another thread I wrote that I have the hiss and was able to minimize it by turning down the gains on my Parasound amp. This is a fantastic piece of equipment at a bargain price.
I had spoken to and e-mailed the Outlaws with my hiss problem and the way I minimized it, the speakers I use, the amp involved, and how the hiss was affected by both removing the 950 and by inserting an NAD PE7175 receiver where the 950 was. Today I was sent a confirmation that a replacement is being sent in the next few days.
I can now say that Outlaw customer service is top notch, and I commend them for their honest, straight forward approach to service after the sale.
By the way, my current 950 still sounds superb, but with the amp adjustments I made, I was worried about the effects less efficient speakers or a bigger room would have on the hiss if I needed to turn the amp gains back up.