Hitting the aud button and 6ch on the remote did the trick. it sounds amazing (deeper and richer sound) and display on unit shows TrueHD playing. I didn't change any of the settings I got from the S550 thread over at AVS
forum. People have been thrashing them out over there and this seems to be the recommended set though I may try your suggestions since I am never quite sure if I am getting the maximum performance out of my equipment. my new question is do I tweak the speaker settings on the 950 or in the 550 as far as distance and levels. but boy it sure sounds great right now. thanks for your quick help, gonk.
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