I second Aewhistory's suggestion. I take 7.1 and XLR stereo analog from an Oppo BDP-95 to a Cary Cinema 11a in bypass mode, so the BDP-95 processes speaker and bass management, lossless codecs, and so forth. Output from the 11a to Proceed amps is balanced. I usually leave the 2 channel amp that handels the rear surround channels in standby, because there is so little rear surround material. The sound is superb.
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