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Thanks jmjones, I appreciate your response. That would definely be the purist approach, although a bit radical for me. I am not really ready to give up all the processing and switching abilities of an ARV. I want to have some options available . ARC room corection, dynamic volume...

Ok, I hear you. My speakers are the Ascend Acustic Sierra Towers. I Want to take full advantage of the DACs in the Oppo, that's why I use the analog outs for CD and streaming listening. I was basing my orginal question on the recommendation from the Oppo 105 reviewer on this site. Thanks Bigboss

I will definetly be using the Oppo's analog outputs to the receiver's analog inputs. I will also be connecting the HDMI out of the Oppo to the receiver as well. One connection I know I can't make to the Anthem is the multi-channal analog outs, becuase the Anthem has no inputs for this. That...

I was reading What Hifi's review of the Oppo 105D and the reviewer said don't pair the 105 with a warm sounding amp. Thanks for your reply!

Hello, In reading the review of the Oppo 105 the reviewer mentions against partnering this machine with a warm or full bodied sounding amplifier. I am think of purchasing the Anthem MRX 710 as my new amp. Does anyone know if this amp might be a good match for the Oppo 105? It is very...