willscary:

Having volume control pots on your power amps, you might try calibrating your system by having the trims on the 950 at "0" and main volume at "00", and use the volume pots on the power amps to get 75db. I know what parasound says, but it is preferrable to calibrate this way. Don't worry about the amps not being "full out" as this is a misconception: it's the drive voltage coming into them that determines the power coming out. You would be driving the 950 a bit harder. In my experience with the particular analog IC they used in the output of the 950, it likes to be driven, and might sound better in your system for it.

Try it out.

[This message has been edited by soundhound (edited January 06, 2003).]