I was thinking of processing as speaker delay, bass management, EQing, etc. Turning a bitstream into PCM is what I'd call decoding.

It is possible for the Oppo to decode without performing any other processing. Even so, the out-of-box settings should have it auto detect the abilities of the receiver and bitstream the raw audio data if the receiver supports the formats.


Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011
Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8
Sony PS4, surround backs
-Chris