Thanks for the replies guys! I didn't think anyone was gonna jump in.
So for the time being, I would be running this player to an older Prologic only 5 channel amp that does have a 5.1 channel input (I still would be using it only for stereo use). I should just have one pair of analog cables from the player's FL & FR going to the FL & FR 5.1 input on the amp and I should be set for both Redbook and high-rez stuff for 2-channel right? In this case it is the DACs in the player handling the decoding/conversion duties rather than the ones in the amp (I would assume the DACs in the new player would be much better than an old Sony Best Buy amp, right?) Later, if I upgrade to a nicer integrated amp, I could be doing the same thing, just have the analog pair go into the CD inputs on the integrated. I should not even have to do anything with the 2 channel outputs on the player, right? Sorry if I am just asking the same questions overs again I just want to make sure I've got it right in my head before I start down this path.
