4HT
I have found the same thing. I can max out the volume on my red dot. No way could I do this with my old 950, I could crank the volume up to where you just couldnt or wouldnt want to hear it any louder. It surprised me last week when I cranked up a few of my favorites. I wanted just that little bit more, and it wasnt there. First I thought no way, whats up. My amp was no where near clipping. My room is 14 x 20 and it can take some high volume. I am not saying that the sound was not clean or anything like that, it was great. It just does not have the same level of punch. Is the Hiss missing in my red dot, yes. I believe that volume was the trade off for the fix. And if I had never owned the orginal 950 I would not have know the difference. This isnt a deal breaker But I wish I could have had both, Hiss less and very Loud.