3 ideas come to mind:

1- You could try the dialog normalization parameter with your DD playback DSP. Maybe make a duplicate preset so you can have one for TV and one for other inputs. You could increase the playback volume to match the DPL?

2- You could tell your Tivo to not playback DD at all- everything would come out as 2.0.

3- You could use the analog outputs- this is really another way of #2 if the Tivo won't allow you to convert everything to 2.0.

Actually here is #4- use analog output for normal TV viewing, but also run the optical into the 861 for the times you want 5.1. Now you have both smile


Best regards,
Jerry
Main System: 861v6, DSP8000s in corners, DSP7000s Center and Sides, 1-9 humans.