I'm interested in getting some clarification on how the bass management and time delay works with the 7.1 multichannel input.

The most user friendly option is to let the 990 digitize the input and apply bass management. However, will the 990 also apply time delay to the speakers? If not, how can you apply time delay as I'm sure most people do not have speakers that are equidistant to the main listening area?

Hopefully, the 990 can apply time delay to the 7.1 input. If not, can you set the speakers in your DVD/SACD player's bass management screens to large and allow it to apply the time delay based on the distance settings in the DVD player? Will setting the delay in the DVD player mess up the bass management in the 990?

Thanks