I currently have an OPPO 950 and I'm going to buy an Oppo BDP-83 blu-ray player when it is released. This leads me to decisions regarding how to setup the audio:

Option 1: use analog outs on the BDP-83. This raises the question of how the 5-channel bypass on the Outlaw 950 compares to that of the 990. Would I see any improvement by upgrading to the 990? I have no need for new features and am only interested in the analog bypass quality.

Option 2: Buy the 990 and use it's DACs. But is there any expectation that the 990 would outperform the BDP-83's analog outputs? It's probably too soon to know the answer to this, but any insight would be appreciated. Initial reviews seem good on the Oppo's audio.

Thanks!