Hi Dan...I think you have it backwards. If you use the analog outs of the CD you are using the D/A converter in the CD, not the preamp. If you use the digital outs, your CD player is nothing more than a transport and your preamp's DACs do the conversion. I'm not sure what analog passthrough means, but I assume you are right...the converted analog signal from your source will pass through as an analog signal and not be converted to digital. I don't know why it would be converted to digital...for HT effects, maybe??
