Hmmm, I hope my post did not actually open a door to new debates on the 950. I sure didn't mean for it to do so. So, let me explain further.

At around the time I was shipped the blue dot 950, I got the chance to demo a B&K Ref 50. At the same time, I tried an Anthem 20. I also tried a Sunfire TG3 unit, and a Krell Showcase. Although I NEVER did any A/B testing, I was able to make some decisions for my own system. AND, those desisions only comply to those units in my system, according to my eyes and ears.

At the end, here was my audio only preference:

Krell
Anthem
B&K
Outlaw

This order was only for bypass music playback. The differences were also very SLIGHT and might not be noticable in most systems or in certain playback specifics.

Audio Playback for DVD movies was not diferenceable..... N0 difference was noticable via movie playback.

I ended up with the Ref 50 due to performance cost differential vs Krell.

[This message has been edited by merc (edited April 20, 2003).]