So so I finally located a chart in the manual on page 318. It appears on can use the subs in direct or pure direct mode if they are set to LFE+main. so playing with that a bit but things sound quite different since the Audyssey is not applied. Certainly not very convenient since I typically do not want lfe+main. Would be really cool if they could apply something like what the jl audio CR-1 with respect to subwoofer crossovers and controls.
Marantz 8802 pure mode question
Though the marantz manual doesn’t state this clearly based on my listening tests it appears when I go pure or pure direct, the processor no longer sends signals to my powered subs. Am I correct here or am I doing something wrong? I know the audyssey reduced SACD DSD streams down to 48khz so wanted to do some cd to sacd comparisons as best as possible with the highest fidelity to see if with my current setup they are worth seeking out.