Scott- Man, you have the "double whammy" of components where hiss has shown up. Yes, will be interesting to hear how bad yours is. Remember, the 950 has a "global mute mode" engaged when you first turn it on. As soon as you play any source, then is the time to check for hiss. (Play a DVD/CD, pause it, then listen.)

But also be aware, that there is some thinking that there is some variation in units. I have been lucky to be able to somewhat audition 4 950's so far. 3 of them acted more or less similarly. For the 4th, the hiss in the mains was similar, but for some reason, my rear center hissed less. That is a data point that still bugs me... 3 of the 4 were in my system, all set up exactly the same.


[This message has been edited by Kevin C Brown (edited November 06, 2002).]