Originally posted by bmackrell:
I've seen a few folks taking the 5.1 analog out from their A2s and splitting the surround channels to create the remaining two rear surrounds, filling out the 7.1 analog inputs on the 990.
Can anyone comment on how that sounds?
Bill, did you ever give this a try? I've also got the HD-XA2 and I would really rather use the 7.1 direct analog inputs instead of a toslink connection.
(Of course, what I would
REALLY rather have is an HD-DVD player with 7.1 analog outputs like my new Panasonic DMP-BD10, but until such a device appears, this seems to be the only way to get 5.1 of the channels of high-rez audio out of my HD-DVD discs. Either that, or chuck my beloved Outlaw 990 for an HDMI-equipped preamp.)