Okay, I've tried to figure this out, but not sure I have a grasp on it yet.....
I just picked up a Denon 2900 to go with my 950. When I play CD's by way of the analog connection with the 950 on stereo bypass, it sounds very, very good - better than it does by using the digital inputs to the 950. When I was messing around with SACD and DVD-A playback via the 950's 5.1 inputs, I also happened to discover (I'm sure this isn't much of a discovery) that I can play dd/dts dvd's this way. So what's the problem? Well....I noticed that it sounded different than it does when I use the digital inputs and use the 950's dd/dts processors. I haven't spent enough time comparing to know if it sounds BETTER or not, but it's definitely different. Anyway, I was wondering if others play dd/dts dvd material this way, or if it's recommended to just use the optical or dig coax connections and let the 950 process things. It would seem to be that I would be somewhat limited if I bypass the 950 for movies, since I would not have the ES/EX/Cirrus modes available to me. But for 5.1 dd/dts stuff, is this a preferred method of playback??
Thanks