Gonk, thanks for your help. I'm happy to say I did find the "culprit" to my problem. I just started removing cables and wires one by one while my wife watched Dolly Parton with wide, wavy lines throughout. One by one, "lines still there?", "still there," ("can ya hear me now" kind of thing!). Anyway, finally she screams "that's it, there gone!" The culprit was my S-video cable out from my 950 to my TV. The only purpose of this cable is to bring up the 950-menu onto my monitor, which is nice but not really necessary. However, why would that cause an interferance? I'm baffled. Oh well, I'm just happy I can now watch a movie with my new sound system. So far, I am very pleased with this system - it sure brings a sense of realism to movies! Thanks again for your help.
JAMESMAN