Thanks, that is basically what I am doing now. The Oppo is all set to Large and on the 990 I have the 2 full-range fronts set to large and my center and surrounds set to small. I was just wondering if it is worth trying to get a little more performance out of the Oppo by avoiding the 990 DAC. The drawback is no bass management for my cable box but I wonder if there is much audio being directed to the center and rears below 45 HZ anyhow. Maybe it isn't worth messing with but I thought maybe I'd play with it and see what seems to be the best overall.