I have recently aquired a Michi RHC-10 which has replaced my RC-995. I am very pleased with it, it gives a lovely sound. I am currently running 2 RB-971 amps in bridged mode and using each as a monoblock per speaker (single wired). I have read on the internet that an even better was of connecting them is in "PSEUDO BALANCED" mode as described here. but there's an even better way of doing it if you can live with a little less on the effect side compared to the bridged mode, namely "pseudo-balanced" mode. You'll of cause need two RB 981', and then you short-fuse one channel on each of the 981's by the help of a shortfused jack. Then connect each channel of the cable connecting the pre-amplifier to the remaining channel on each of the 981's - and the power-anplifiers are in pseudo-balanced mode. The result is an astonizing amount of control because the transistors in one side of this stereo-amplifier now is dedicated to "dampen" the signal when needed. The noise-floor comes down to virtually nothing and the dynamics gets astonising - even copared to the bridged mode. My question is, what is meant by a sort fuse on the channel. Is it simply connecting positive to negative? I would like to try it if possible. Any help welcomed. Thanks John