ATI - The shipping tags are the same they used for the 7100 I purchased last year. It doesn't say on the tag but the units are actually shipped from Whittier, CA.

Hiss - I get no hiss on shutdown with the 7700 (or the 7100 for that matter). In putting my ear next to the speakers I can hear an ever so slight whistle for under a second as the caps discharge but I am unable to hear this from my listening position 10' away. I would never have noticed this if it wasn't brought up here which prompted me to put my ear next to the speaker during shutdown.