yeah but if Outlaw made the 990 with only two opticals.. then lots of people would be upset too. so it goes both ways..

plus, as i see it.. digtial is digital. use good high quality digital cables and you'll be happy. use poorly built ones.. and well, you'll see.

I use one coax digital to my 990, the rest use glass optical cables. works great. everyone is happy. and it sound excellent.