Thanks Gonk,
Called them last night. They agreed the unit was defective. My 950 supposedly has the latest set of serial #'s according to a post I read recently. There are no dots next to the #.
Seems there is a real problem with quality control in that Malaysian factory, if all these problems I read are any indication !

While I've got your experienced eye, I'd love to hear your opinion on this conundrum(sorry that it doesn't quite fit this topics subject matter).
What, if any, are the disadvantages of connecting the ICBM between the pro/amp as opposed to between the SACD/DVDA player and processor?
Although my front speakers are large, (200lb behemoths) they will not reproduce effectively below 40hz. All other speakers have relative abilities so I thought i would set everything to "large" and just let the ICBM crossover before the 755.
Also, if i'm grasping that confusing "recombine" switch theory, the fronts will need to go down near the 20hz ballpark to assimilate a subwoofers job in this world? ... yes ?
Any thoughts ?
Kiwi.