Plus:

• Big Bang/Buck ratio
• Quality sonics
• Amaaaazing customer support
• The saloon
• Green power button
• Cowboy logo
• Ponies
• Poems & songs

Negative:

• Takes a leap of faith to try it out
• Global calibration levels
• User interface may not be as refined as some receivers.

Interesting to see that a few of you 'ol doggies have mentioned the lack of DSP modes on the 950. I seem to recall that way-way-way back when they were planning the feature set for the 950, the Outlaws had one of their polls or contest things where they asked the community if they thought that it would be worth including "hall", "theater", "stadium", "club" modes. Again, it's a recollection at this point, but wasn't the answer a resounding "no, don't want 'em/don't bother"?

Of course, there were must have been people who did want those modes, and that's fine. However, wasn't this something that got put up to a vote?

But what do I know, I'm only a dog!

ARF ARF, says Iggy!

As Iggy says (barks?), the lack of DSP "modes" is a direct result of this forum. The results of this contest made it pretty clear that the folks here in the saloon didn't have any use for them. Oh, and mxy15 snagged himself a free 950 in that deal...

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gonk -- Saloon Links | Pre/Pro Comparison Chart | 950 Review

"The 950 does not autoswitch between a digital signal and an analog signal. This is important if you have digital cable where some channals are still analog.
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"7.1 preamp inputs"
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Outlaw please consider this for the "next" 950

Let's cut to the chase. Everyone here knows what the 950 lacks and something we all wish deep down it had - a headphone jack. I miss the one on my 1976 vintage Pioneer.

Don

[This message has been edited by scubadj (edited March 12, 2003).]

Gonk:

Much like my heros, Astro and Scooby Do, I don't bark that much. Yes, I type a great deal, but there is a special keyboard that enables me to do that.

I only bark when there are HF problems in the master's speakers.

Of course, my REAL hero is Nipper, the first true "audio dog".

But what do I know, I'm only a dog!

ARF ARF says (NOT BARKS) Iggy

This is a very useful feature that I never thought about. How do you even tell if a component does this? How would it be described in the literature?

... Roger

The Sony TA-E9000ES does this. Something like "source type autoselect."

My Yamaha did this and it also let you prioritize those signals for each input. This question was the first that I posted when I got my 950. Really wish it had it, bet the next version will

An interesting thing of note for the Sony: if you did leave it in "source type autoselect mode" (or whatever it was called), the noise floor would be noticeably higher than if you configured each input for the type of physical connection to use. So at least on the Sony, not the panacea that it could have been. The hiarchy was set on the Sony, neat that on the Yamaha you could prioritize what connection to look for 1st...