OK, so I recently purchased the Onkyo 702 Receiver, and I am buying a friend's Denon 3910 universal DVD player.
General issues about which of the two devices has better DACs aside, I'm trying to grapple with the audio connections I will make.
I want to take advantage of the 3910's SACD and DVD-A capabilities, and as such, I'll have to use the 5.1 analog outs on the Denon for that purpose. For DVD movies, and NON SACD/DVD-A music, I would - in theory - like to use the digital (optical or coax) outs. Does the Denon do this - will it use the analog 5.1 outs for DVD-A or SACD and then swithc to the digital outs for DTS or DD for DVD movies? Or do I have to change the output settings manually each time?
At the same time, as long as I have (for example) Coax In 1 set to the DVD player on my receiver, will it still look to the 5.1 analog inputs when a SACD or DVD-A is being played on the 3910, or will I have to manually indicate to the receiver what the source is each time I switch?
Moreover, will there be a situation where, for example, I play a DVD movie and the Denon spits out audio both through the analog and digital outputs, and the Onkyo similarly plays both since there is signal coming through both from the assigned digital input for DVD and for the analog 5.1 inputs for DVD?
Sorry to ask what is probably a fairly obvious question -- but the Denon manual (and website) are as clear as mud... and the Onkyo manual is silent.
Thanks!