Originally Posted by AJL
I assume I'll have to use the SmartLink connections to the 861v4 because I have no MMHR connection. Is this a disadvantage?

MMHR allows for native 7.1 material to be passed from a Bluray player to a current gen 861v6. If you have a 7.1 channel speaker setup, owning an 861v4 which only accepts 5.1 and then synthesizes the additional channels would be seen as a disadvantage. If you are a 5.1 guy then using the older 3xS/PDIF smartlink connection it is no issue at all.

Originally Posted by AJL
I assume I'll still be able to connect the 800 via the adjacent SmartLink connectors on the IE42 card.

Yes.

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