Well, I had an early 950 too. And I certainly don't remember other equipment being damaged by it, or any deceit from anyone at Outlaw concerning what was going on at that time. And I don't remember anyone ever being kicked out of Outlaw's forum.

But that seems to be what happened with Emotiva.

Hardware and software bugs are one thing, and Outlaw isn't immune to those, just like any other SSP/AVR manufacturer. But an SSP or amplifier damaging other equipment hooked up to it? Safety issues? That is a whole other kettle of fish.

I had heard rumors of how bad the Emotiva SSP was, but I didn't know the facts were as bad as S. Sharkey portrays.