Ive been plodding through the manual bit by bit and i came across the "DSP bypass" item also.
Will diving through the menu to this point be the only way i can force the 976 to see the analog 7.1 inputs as ill be connecting HDMI as well?
I use analog bypass lot on the 950 to force certain source signals from my Oppo bdp103 down the analog 5.1 path. It is the only way i can do netflix, but SACD's and Music or concert DVDs often sound a lot better this way than any of the 950's DSP modes.
With the 950, the digital audio signal from the Oppo had to come from the coaxial digital audio output, and i never switched video. Now with the 976 ill be able to do HDMI - cant wait.
No doubt the 976 will vastly outperform my 950.s digital processing.