I have a macro that sends the "6 CH" signal to the 950 when in DVD mode so I can use the 5.1 analog input for DVD-Audio discs without switching to the AUD mode. A similar macro could be used to enable the analog bypass. I mention the trick in my 950 review (see my sig), and in this thread .

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