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HDMI or 7.1 out for best AQ

I recently purchased an Oppo BDP-83 universal player that I will be getting modded in the near future. Some of the mods out there are pretty specific as to what is upgraded in the player, i.e., 2-ch vs Mch vs HDMI outputs. My question to you folks in the know is this: what is the best type of connection to use between the player on HT processor, separate 7.1 RCA's or HDMI? By having an answer to this, I will hopefully know where to put my money most wisely. TIA.

Bill
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kr4
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There is no general answer. What are you connecting it to? What is your speaker setup? How good are your room acoustics?

IMHO, if you have any need for bass/channel management, general DSP and room correction (and almost every does), HDMI is the better choice since it optimizes those options.

If you are using a 2 channel analog system, there's another answer.

Kal
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kr4
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Well, in your case, you are stuck with analog outputs for anything other than CD, DD and dts until/unless you replace the AVP-2. I know, for many, this is a highly-valued product but I believe it is too long in the tooth for modern HT or, indeed, hi-rez multichannel audio, both of which the BDP-83 can provide via HDMI.

Kal
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kr4
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Senor Wooten is, indeed, correct.

Kal
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