I have a quick question about 950 in 6 channel direct mode. My understanding of the 'bypass/direct' mode is that the 950 does not process the signal at all when it is set in this mode. The 950 simply acts as a volumn control and gives you the most direct and clean path from the source to the amp to speaker. So if this is the case, then why is it that when I listen to regular CD's on my Sony SCD-CE775 SACD player my sub would come on? Was my assumption wrong or is it possible that the CD player is doing some sort of bass management and sending out a bass signal? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.