Will,

I would have to agree that after the 950 burns in it doesn't really have a brightness problem. But if coupled with other electronics that have a tendancy towards the bright or strident, the 950 wouldn't help matters.

My only sonic complaints of the 950 for HT would be that it could be more detailed and coherent, but of course those are adjectives usually reserved for the expensive stuff.

It could also use improvement in the 2 channel area, but that's easily cured with the addition of a 2 channel passive pre. And for those coming over from the receiver world, I could see where they could be pleased enough with 2 channel performance as it is.