That, my friend, is what BYPASS should be for. But you see the implicit problem with those who MUST keep speakers set to small. There can be no true bypass with a global crossover relegating your speakers to small without an available crossover point set around 20 hz! This is where I think Outlaw ran into a hitch and solved it by sending a full range signal in bypass with small speaker settings. Odd solution to a vexing problem. Personally I don't care about bypass. I will accept digital manipulation to let my sub accompany my mains for CD analog listening . If one's ouboard DAC is a $10,000 gem, then I would guess bypass to be more of an issue...and the full range copy of the mains that goes with it an even bigger one.