Actually, my amp was delivered to my community's main office by DHL when I was at work (they failed to deliver in the 24 hour period). The office employee told me when I picked it up after work that the DHL guy just "chucked it into the corner and it made a really big boom." That was rather unsettling. Once I got everything hooked up, my system had a real nasty hum. I finally found that it was a ground loop (VCR ---> 950), but it still made me frustrated. However, I haven't had a problem with the amp.

As for the packing, Outlaw really does pack the Amp very solidly. The Amp was double boxed . . . the 950 wasn't. But both are quite secure in my opinion.