Thanks for the advice guys. Gonk you hit the nail on the head! I do perfer to use the upsample mode while listening to cd's and I have been getting tired of switching modes when going from dvd to cd!!

I didn't even think of setting the cd input to the same optical input as the dvd input, and then setting upsample as the default mode. that is much easier(cheaper, and better sounding) then using the 7.1 input for cd listening.

Gonk you and the other members of this message board have made my life easier. It is comforting to know I can come here, ask a basic(dumb) question and get first rate advice. thanks!!!!