My most hissful channel, rear center, I have set at -9 dB! So maybe it would even be worse if I had it closer to zero...

Well, balanced power doesn't help. There goes a theory I had all along.

(OK, now I'm chuckling at the comment a while ago of "people with their ears mashed against their tweeters" !) At my listening position, if I keep my head forward, can't hear the hiss. If I turn my head to the side so my ear faces my rear center, I can hear it.

If there's anything playing, music only CD, DVD, can't really hear it at all (you know, cause your brain is focussed on the content).

If I shut the 950 off and leave my amps on, no hiss. Not my amps.

Reckon I'll do the 30 days and see how I feel at the end.

But like I put in another thread, I still like it!