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Jan 22, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? I'd think whatever processing that it does, if any, would be minimal. Remember, I'm referring to multi-channel, not stereo, as in your case.
Jan 20, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? I did select the stereo L/R option, not the downmixed one. I'll just stick with HDMI--I actually prefer my Sony 5400 via HDMI.
Jan 20, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? It doesn't sound any better that way. It does sound marginally better if I run the Marantz in the Direct mode, but it still sounds better overall with the Audyssey room correction.
Jan 20, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? I'll swap it back to the dedicated m-ch outs and see (or hear...) what happens. I don't know why the manual would recommend using the main stereo outs unless I wildly misinterpreted it!
Jan 20, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? Why would you "certainly expect it (or any MCH-equipped player) to sound congested the way [I] have it hooked up"?
Jan 20, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? It's on the bottom of page 74 in my edition--item number 7 in the Other Audio Processing section.
Jan 20, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? Yes, as suggested by the owner's manual. It sounded even worse with the FL/FR outputs!
Jan 20, 2014	Oppo 105 Analog vs HDMI? Yes, the Audyssey only works with HDMI. I'm keen to preserve the DSD resolution as long as possible without downsampling to PCM, which is what the Audyssey does. Perhaps the people who praise the analog outs only listen to it in stereo.