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I'd be careful leaving the 950 at max volume, assuming you'll want to switch to another source in the home theater at some point. Could be a bit startling.

You're right, I've made it a habit over the years to set all volume levels back to minimum after use.

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I'll assume you are using stereo bypass on the 950 for whatever input you have the Sansui's preamp outputs connected to. In that case, the DVD player's DAC's will be handling the digital-to-analog conversion, the Sansui passes that analog signal through it's signal path (adding any tone controls requested) to volume control and then on to preamp outputs, and the 950 takes that analog signal and passes it through a second volume control (this one leaving the signal largely untouched) and out to the amp.

The Sansui is connected to the 950 thru Aux 2. The Loudness switch on the Sansui is set to off and the selector switches for Bass and Treble are set to off which defeats their use. The DVD player is set to large for all speakers and the sub is set to off.

The 950 has all the surrounds and center set to small with the Xovers set at 150. The sub is set to off. The front speakers are set to large. The speakers have powered subs on-board that recieve their signal from L&R outputs going to the amp. I found that this stereo configuration sounded better than splitting the signal off the sub out.

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Here's an experiment to try when you remove the Sansui (or before, if you desire): connect the stereo analog output of the DV-563A to an input on the 950 and try listening to a CD in stereo bypass. You should hear much the same thing you are hearing now, with the exception being that any tone control introduced by the Sansui will not be present.

Pretty much the same. The Sansui sounds fuller with a more defined bass and the 950 sounds for the lack of a better word "tinny" in comparision.

Everyone here absolutely loves the system for our Tuesday movie nights, no complaints whats so ever. Since I'm putting together a dedicated 2 channel system the point is moot, but still this is very interesting. I'm curious if anyone else has felt that their 950's lacked a little something when it comes to 2 channel music.

By the way, I appreciate that people have taken the time to respond, especially you gonk.

Thanks,
joel