i did not realize that dvd-a and sacd got processed further after it was read off of the disc and output as analog. i thought it was decoded by the player, output as analog (bypass everything in processor as far as decoding) and amplified to the speakers. however, i do not have any multichannel audio so i could be wrong... i do see the advantages of a digital connection to the processor where better dacs could then more efficiently process the sound, however if the dvd player had good enough ones to start with the notion is moot. eventually it will turn into analog anyway, and i dont see how it matters where it is decoded as long as it is done so at a high level of quality.

as gonk has pointed out before with one cable carrying all the information (video and audio in his example), it is going to suck for people who do not want the audio and video to go to the same place...

the one advantage i see with one cable connecting rather than 6 is that it would cost less to buy that one cable...

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