All good points Scott.

I passed on rev 0 of the 950 because of the hiss. But my name is happily on the list for the currently shipping rev, and now I'm a little curious if I will hear it on my system. I have balanced AC and medium sensitivity speakers.

My respectful opinion is though, that any hiss, at normal listening levels, at the listening position, would be a little hard to accept from any component. And I would also submit, that if the hiss prevents the unit from meeting the advertised specs, that either the specs should be changed, or the design of the unit should be continued to be worked on.

But maybe there's a larger magnifying glass (or microphone! ) on this for the 950 because of the past issues...


Just for kicks though, go check out the reviews on audioreview.com. Really early still, but the 950 is rated substantially higher than the 1066...


[This message has been edited by Kevin C Brown (edited September 20, 2002).]