I could live with a _quiet_ click, but if it's too intrusive I'd be sending it back. How loud is it really? I've not read of any other folks complaining, I wonder if you noticed it and now it really rubs you or if your setup/unit is somehow unique?

I initially just tried the mute button. Since then, I've also tried turning off the DVD player while on the DVD input and pausing a DVD in an effort to force a click (all of this using an optical digital input). No click here at all. Does it only happen with your DVD player only? Could it be an odd interaction between the particular model of DVD player and the 950? If not, it may be particular to your unit, because I've not encountered a click like what you are describing once, and I've been using my blue dot heavily in the last week.

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Not "rumored". Fact.

My 950 had one click yesterday (not loud, but noticable) after I paused my DVD player and started it again after awhile. It has not done it before or since. As a reference, my Sony EP9-es processor clicks _every_ time a digital signal is acquired.

I'm not privy to the engineering documents that would establish this as fact, so I report it as rumor (albeit well founded) out of an abundance of caution. YMMV.

Maybe I'm just a bit gun shy.

[This message has been edited by charlie (edited January 16, 2003).]

What do facts have to do with anything?

Charlie- If you listen for it, you can hear it. I had a red dot (equivalent). No digital mute. I now have a blue dot (equivalent). Has the digital mute. No "click", just that the low level of hiss that is present, decreases a bit more when the digital mute engages.

I have finally settled down with my "blue-dot" version and yes there is an audible click, or more of a slight thump, when either engaging the mute or when the digital mute activates. The auto mute seems to be triggered easier using my cd player and pausing a track. The cd is connected optically. As for my DVD, it does not seem to mute as "quickly" when a track is paused or the DVD is stopped altogether. I can actually verify my hiss level by stopping a DVD and adjusting the volume up to +10 with no mute.

Inconsistent yes, a problem, NO. I love the new "blue-dot" fix.

I dont think I get the thump you are talking about. I do have the decoding locked into the value I want, therefore the stream does not "unlock" I guess! I tried all AJ had listed and was unable to hear a thump. I did not do this at movie volume either (people were sleeping)!

I'm now curious if the old units clicked or thumped with a manual application of the mute circuit, as the new ones seem to?

Could it be either a newly introduced (tiny) flaw in the mute circuit, or maybe the new units are just allowing you to hear the mute circuit, or what? Or has the mute always made a noise on transition, but never was noticed before?