I have a question about the new Oppo BDP-83 SE. I understand that everyone who has a 990 or 970 has to run their Oppo through the analog audio connections in order to utilize the new HD audio formats that are available. Since the future is HDMI, what is the point of Oppo offering a Special Edition BDP-83 with better DAC's if HDMI is supposed to sound as good as analog? I called Oppo today and their answer was that some people have very high end pre amps that only have analog connections and thats what the higher end DAC's are used for. If we are paying a $400 premium for high end DAC's, I would think that hooking up analog to your receiver or pre-amp (even if it does have HDMI) would sound better. Otherwise, what's the point of paying the $400 premium ($300 for the upgrade). Does analog sound better than HDMI? It seems like now we are getting away from HDMI for audio and going backwards. Just curious because I am confused. Thanks.