costas says:

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To make it clear again. If you have a universal DVD player you need 3 "virual devices" ? Is that correct?
1. 1 Digital audio/1 video for DVDs

You need this one.

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2. 6 analog for SACD+DVD-A / 1 video (for DVD-A)

You need this one, but use the video input from the device defined in #1.

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3. 1 analog stereo for SACD stereo

Optional. You only need to define #3 if you are going to process the signal. If you are listening to "straight stereo", then a Discrete setting works just fine here. The CC and surrounds will have nothing to sample leaving L/R and, if defined as small, a subwoofer output.

If you want to apply Trifield, or PLIIx or something else that you like then you'd need to define this source.

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What if you want to connect a 2nd similar device? you will run out of analog and video ports .....

You would anyway. The phantom source reuses the same physical inputs to create a logical device.

Cheers,

[This message has been edited by John Kotches (edited 07-07-2004).]

[This message has been edited by John Kotches (edited 07-07-2004).]

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