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I think I'm just going to hook up an optical cable between the TiVo and the receiver for audio. The HDMI audio drops out as soon as you start to fast forward or reverse, so you lose a little bit when you start playing again. And the sound effects don't work properly. Plus, the TiVo doesn't output in more than 5.1, so I don't think I'd be losing anything by not using HDMI audio.

I still have my HK! (But an Onkyo in our living room )

Ken, I run into the same problem with my TiVo and my Denon.

I'll be unsure until I test it, but I think my HDMI connection also causes some of the "dropouts" I get when Pandora switches to and from it's "screensaver" mode.

I've always found it very irritating to have music "drop out" at all, or even to suddenly, for example, stop a CD or turn off a receiver when I've been listening at a substantial volume. I always have to turn down the volume before shutting it off suddenly.

That little blip with Pandora's TiVo and/or the Denon was one of the reasons I asked about HDMI handshaking issues recently.

Congrats Ken.

Gnnh. Even with optical and PCM, the sound effects aren't working right. It drops the second "b-doop" when I start fast forwarding, and it doesn't do the effect for play when I stop. Everything else seems to be fine, which makes me think it's not the HDMI handshake that's messing me up. Anyone have any ideas?

Moved onto the Allison Krause SACD. Had to hook up the analog multichannel inputs; apparently my Oppo needs a firmware update to play that stuff over HDMI.

Quite enjoying the SACD. I really should get more of these things. Pity there simply aren't many I'm interested in.

I can tell I don't listen to SACDs often enough because I was slightly surprised at the crowd noise all over my living room when I pressed play.

Ah, so nice to listen to music at home, just sitting on the couch with a glass of wine.

D'oh. Just put 2+2 together and realized that because this Oppo's CD laser/lens doesn't work, it won't read the firmware update CD.

Rats.

Hmm.

ken, you played a SACD, but then you say the laser doesn't work...? For some reason i don't follow... What Oppo do you have?

The DSD layer of a SACD is read with the DVD laser.