Are you saying that I should tell the BD player that my speakers are 'large', sub 'on', center and surround rears 'off'. But I tell my 990 that my speakers are small, with sub 'on'?
Exactly. The 990 will provide bass management for
all inputs, including the 7.1 Direct input, so you don't want the player doing bass management in series with the 990.
BTW - I have attempted the auto setup a number of times, but usually it ends with the 990 telling me that my fronts are set to small, but rears to large so it can't do it's thing (they are not set this way, of course).
If you don't have an SPL meter handy, try bumping your front crossover up to 80Hz and re-run the auto setup. You can always adjust it later without any ill effect.
I do know that with fronts set to 'large' and sub set to L/R + subwoofer, there is waaaaay more bass going on than I would ever want or need.
That scenario is creating an "intentional" double bass condition (perhaps not your intention, but the intention of the processor when configured that way).
So, I played with the optical digital cable from the BD player yesterday. Maybe today I will remove it and go with just the analog interconnects. BTW - any reason not to use the analog setup for listening to CD music? Or do I need to use a digital source for that?
The 990's analog section is going to be better than the Samsung's. As a result, you are probably better off using optical for all sources that allow it (DVD and CD), and only use the multichannel analog for Blu-ray.
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