Since the 990 does bass management and, I assume, other corrections such as delay and lip sync in the digital domain it must covert the analog signal first back to digital and the back again to analog. How much do I loose in the process?
I've used the 990's multichannel analog input with two different universal DVD players, including one that I also used with my Model 950's multichannel analog input. In my case, I have not been able to hear any detrimental effects from the 990's A/D/A conversion of DVD-Audio and SACD. Granted, neither universal player was an extremely high-dollar unit (Yamaha DVD-S1500 and OPPO Digital DV-981HD), but both are solid players with reasonably good DAC's and analog sections.
This puppy looks interesting;
LG BH100 hybrid Blu-ray & HD DVD player
I have high hopes for the BH100's successors (Samsung has said they'll have one this fall), but the HD-DVD section in the BH100 appears to be pretty significantly compromised and the reviews have been a bit underwhelming. Most folks seem to suggest that a PS3 and a Toshiba HD-A2 (or even an HD-A1) will give you better performance for lest total money, although of course both the PS3 and HD-A2 lack multichannel analog outputs.
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