So iirc the 998 is planned for 2 hdmi outs as layed out by gonk. I still reckon that zone 2/3 digital would help me at least, as I use my macbook to play music from itunes or pandora when I throw parties, and toslink would be preferable, just to cut down on cord clutter (and maybe a marginal benefit to audio quality), but analog outs from the macbook work as well anyway. It seems, however, with the increasing popularity of hdmi ( even considering the likewise decline of toslink and digital coax) that digital zone 2/3 would be a good feature suggestion nonetheless. So consider a feature suggested.