Hello. Newbie to the forum here.

I picked up 950 about 8 months ago in the used market. I actually picked it up at a pawn shop, beleive it or not. All has been working well, or so I thought. I recently noticed a static sounding noise on some high frequencies. I noticed it on an opera track when the female singer's voice hits a high note. I originally thought my amp (Rotel RB-985) was clipping. I was just about ready to buy a new amp, but I did some more testing and was able to isolate it to the 950. Here is what I know:

-My 950 has no dot on the back
-The static sound happens only in high frequencies
-It sounds like static and the sound cuts out for less than 1 second at a time
-It happens at all volumes
-It happens with ananlog, coax digital, and optical digital connections
-It's annoying
-Speakers are Paradigm Studio 20 v.3 Xover 80 Hz
-It happens with different sources
-Subwoofer in use

I've read of other sound issues with the 950, but I haven't been able to tell from the descriptions if I am having the same problem. Does anyone have any ideas?

Also, how good is Outlaw's customer service for non-original customers?