Aloha again. Thanks all for your recs - the 990/7125 is working out great, even with my older inputs. Just received my first new input today, the oppo 981. Little confused - I don't do v/switching - HDMI going straight to my 1080i CRT. Want to run audio output x 2 to the 990 - digital audio for DVD-video format, and analog(6) for SACD. 1) Will the 990 apply my speaker distance and level settings to the analog feeds, so that I don't have to perform this optional setup on the Oppo? 2) What, if any, would be the correct HDMI audio setting on the Oppo so that I wouldn't have to change settings to perform the above audio outputs as well as receive audio for my TV speakers? Mahalo.