It depends on the player. Some have down-mixing abilities. But you're right for most cases. The majority of players allow for mixing to 7.1, 5.1, and 2.0.

There's not much reason to use "Pure" or "Direct" modes, unless you don't want your AVR doing any processing.

Last edited by ClubNeon; 07/14/10 01:13 AM.
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