I've still got it. Happened again this morning. It seems to happen when my source (usually optical from computer) is active when I bring the 970 out of standby. Funny thing is, I can take the 970 back to standby and restart it with the source active and it doesn't reoccur. So far it hasn't dropped out while in use. As it only occurs on start up and doesn't interrupt movies or listening sessions I'm going to live with it until the 998 appears. If it starts happening during shows or tunes, then I'll reassess my situation.