I too found the digital outputs always encrypted at either 88 or 96 output, independent of the nature of the source.

I could only get unencrypted output at 44 or 48

Having said that, I did not notice any sonic degradation when 88 or 96 material was down converted in the 861 and output at 44 or 48 ... the quality of the down conversion, the output jitter, etc. all seemed to be first rate.

Last edited by brucemck2; 2010-02-11 16:10.
DirecTV HR21, Ram modded Oppo 93, JRiver MC17 on Win7 wi/SSD, Empirical Audio Ultraclock Offramp, 861v6, Bryston 28B SST2 amps, Salk 12" Soundscapes with Dueland caps, RAM modded Audyssey Balanced Pro, Lumagen Radiance, MarantzS4