No replies, so I guess that my questions could be too stupid to warrant a reply. Hmmm! The manual doesn’t say exactly what 5 channel stereo is, and I’m going to venture a guess that it is a DSP mode that plays full range frequency into all 5 channels can’t tell if its stereo in any way by listening. It puts out more base, but I really don’t care for the sound, because it sounds a bit muddy, with less detail. PLII-M sounds pleasant and interesting with some music, more detail but lacks base with out a big adjustment to sub. Does this mode send everything under 80Hz (or whatever small speakers are set to) to the sub? I realized that maybe I’m not getting the bypass to work right because I’ve only hooked up the DVD payer with a digital connection. Does the analog connection need to be hooked up for this bypass to work playing CDs? What is happening without any analog connection? Since I would only listen to CDs in this mode, should I connect the analog outs on the DVD player to the CD input, just for music listening. I would never use analogs for movies! How do most people do it? I notice different sources require different adjustments, so can a macro on the remote be set up to do this with a touch of a button?

I would like to say that my new Outlaw 950/7100 combo has made a huge and pleasant difference in my movie watching experience as compared to my old 125 watt Pioneer A/V pro logic receiver. I’m very happy with it! The 7100 has proven to be a great choice to power my old NHT 90db efficient speakers. It provides all the throttle my ears can possibly take without causing discomfort. The only way I can maybe see regret in not getting the more powerful 755 amp is if I someday decide to upgrade speakers and they are less efficient. Since I don’t plan to ever expand past a good 5.1 system, I used one of the extra channels on the 7100 to power an old NHT SW2 10” sub replacing the original NHT AMP (to save an extra plug in), and it does a fantastic job powering this sub. Of course I connected a Y to use the amp on a 12” SW3 sub, and I set its variable crossover at about 35Hz. I don’t know why, but I really like a lot of base below 35Hz. I have a friend that has electric recline HT seating with built in base shakers, but I really don’t see any need for this kind of weird crap if the subs work well!

All ya-all outlaws gave a good one!!!