My Marantz DV-9600 sends audio to the SR-9600 receiver via HDMI as well as through i-link.
Would've loved Outlaw to incorporate i-link, as it definitely sounds better than through analog interlinks (provided your receiver decoding equals or betters your player's).
Not all is rosy though- there are frequent unexplainable "cannot link" issues, forcing me to switch off and on both player and receiver.
Dunno why this is, same problem with my previous Pioneer DV989 as I recall.
Barend