To return to the original topic of the thread, both the Dolby and DTS HD systems should be capable of producing awesome sound. I hope some media provider starts producing concerts and other listening content. The 990 has 7.1 analog inputs that should handle the players analog out quite well--at least I find analog out from my Denon 3910 is pretty much indistinguishable from the digital out with 990 processing. So there is hope for the new formats--it's just that I don't want to reward the industry by choosing a format in this war. You gotta wonder though with 90% of the world listening to down-rezed MP3 music if HD music will really sell.