Stupid question from novice hi-fi person

DTS is for decoding DTS soundtarcks.

SACD is another beast altogther. Due to fears that you will steal their music, the music industry will not allow the SACD players will not put out a digital SACD signal.

Therfore, the digitial to analog conversion of SCAD's must take place within the player. This will then output 2 or 6 channels to go into the correspontding inputs in your preamp or receiver.

For 6 channel input you will need a receiver with pre-level 6 inputs (like the old ones, that were "5.1" ready). 2 channels should work with any receiver/preamp/integrated.

KP

That is correct.

Your DVD playback can still use multi-channel playback, since you can use the 9000es's digital output to feed the DACs (that's the Digital to Analog Converter) in your receiver (assuming the receiver in question has digital inputs).

CD can play either trhough the 9000ES's analog outputs (using the 9000ES's DAC) or through the same digital output as the DTS (using the receiver's DAC).

Redbook CD is only 2 channel, so either way you will not be missing any channels.

Don't hesitate to ask anything you may want to know; the people around here tend to be both helpful and friendly.

KP