Anyone out there using a Denon 5900 universal player with the 950?

I am. I just upgraded from the 2900 because I just got a display that has DVI.

I'm trying to figure out if I should run the source direct on or off. I am most concerned with not having any DSD to PCM conversion. Keep in mind also, that I am only talking about SACD and DVD-Audio (which, I know is PCM). When watching movies, I use the coaxial out and let the 950 do the work. If I have read the manual correctly, source direct would bypass all of the Denon's bass management (and therefore DSD/PCM conversion), but doesn't allow for the subwoofer to be output. So, maybe I should be turning the source direct off and setting all speakers to large (in the Denon), and setting the subwoofer to on. But then it seems you'd have crossovers in the Denon and in the 950 (assuming your using the 80hz analog crossover). Just a little confused here. I've been using source direct on for the last week or so and it sounds fantastic. So maybe I should just leave well enough alone. With the amount of money I've put into this machine, I want to make sure I'm getting absolutely the best out of it.

I haven't explored the source direct function yet. However, using the multichannel analog output, you can either set up the bass management in the 5900 and turn the Outlaw's switch off, or, as you suggested, set the 5900 speaker settings to large and sub on and turn the Outlaw's switch on. You won't be getting multiple crossovers in either case.

There is a lot of "tweakability" with this machine and I've only had it for a couple of weeks. I've been using the Denon's analog output for movies as well. Give it a try unless you're running 7.1

There is a nice thread at http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthrea...&highlight=5900 that really helps with some of the technical stuff. One thing I found is be sure to hit the Pic Adj button on the remote and set the IRE to 0 instead of the default -7.5. This really helped with the blacks on my RPTV.