Hi Joe, Welcome. The F80 is extraordinary and makes a very good job of what you feed it.
The quality would beat any sound bar solution for home theatre IMHO.

I use mine for DAB, CD and DVD on my 32" Phillips. I also put the said TV audio through it, analog.
Once tried, you wont listen to TV speakers again without winceing at what the common man puts up with.
You should get a complimentary i80 dock if you buy new now.
I dont know about 96/24 optical though, others will chip in here.

What colour are you considering?
Cheers Chris smile

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GIK monster bass panels, rear wall. QNAP TVS 471i3. Roon into DSP5200SE via 210/ 218 zone... Explorer 2. Bluesound Pulse 2, Mini & Flex. 596v1, 518, Foxsat HD, Sony BDP, Pioneer 5090, 2 Chromecast's for LRB videos. MS200 to F80 for a Roon zone