Welcome to the forum, Raider. I will offer some of my experience on the upgrade to the 950. I went from the Outlaw 1050 receiver to the 950 (already had a five-channel amp, and I was using the 1050 as a pre/pro), and noticed an immediate improvement for movies and music. In my case, though, I already had the amp(s), so I only had to add the 950. If you are upgrading from a receiver, you'll need an amp as well as the 950, so factor that in to the cost of the upgrade.

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