rick, i got the pm. thanks for the info, guys. some additional specific model info i have (which generates more questions) managed to track down. sony model ht-ss2300 (discontinued) apparently outputs 24/96:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665368399#specifications the multichannel pcm seems to only accept hdmi. would a switch similar to this be worth considering to go touch > coax digital > switch > hdmi > receiver? http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011405&p_id=5369&seq=1&format=1#largeimage i guess im also wondering if i need to connect it two ways, digital and analog rca to take advantage of everything; multichannel, dts, 24/96 flac? i ripped a couple of the talking heads brick set discs with dvda explorer. the discs have two streams, 24/96 stereo and 24/96 six channel...i presume the dts surround? each version ripped to wav and converted to flac. does it sound like im on the right track? i just wont be able to experience the multichannel until i can convert the pcm from spdif out to hdmi in.... -- fillmore ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fillmore's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23178 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85296 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch