I wonder if most of the people who noticed a hiss on Rev 0 950 and got a revised 950, think the hiss went away. In my case, the hiss changed slightly and the sonics of the 950 changed slightly. So, at least in my case, I could not say the hiss changed much at all. But that's my experience. Perhaps, others may have noticed big improvements.

My guess is we won't see a from-scratch designed big brother pre/pro in 3 to 6 months. But I wouldn't be surprised if Eastech puts out incremental updates to the 950, in six months to a year. In fact, they may have to, by then, to keep the unit fresh and competitive. Hopefully by then Sherwood Newcastle and Yamaha or Sony will have nicely priced, and newer, offerings.