I see. sounds like a must do, I'll leave the job to the sound card then.
Your note regarding the digital conversion puzzles me. I bought this sound card for its analog outputs. I observed a real improvement in quality over using the digital optical output.
But will I go through a digital conversion if i set up the system as: sound card->7.1 analog outputs->A/V 7.1 multi ch input -> pre outs -> Outlaw 7125 and sub?
Again, I'm still questioning the "neutrality" of the A/V receiver in between source and power amp.