Home Theater/Stereo Setup with Oppo

O.. K.. , that's interesting.

I suppose you could have some crazy network of Y adapters and run any number of components right to the amps.

But this kind of thing is really what a receiver, or a pre/pro is made for.

*edit* Oh, and how exactly do you control volume?

Ah, so the Oppo has a master volume for the analog outs? For movies I guess I can't see anything wrong with that approach.

Pre/pro stands for Preamp/Processor. It's a receiver without the amps. It acts as a switching station for all the source components and does various other things like decoding digital audio, and maybe switching and upscaling video. They tend to be more expensive than a standard receiver. They're typically higher end components with fancy features. Although HDMI has thrown a wrench in the works. Pre/pros don't get upgraded as frequently as most lines of receivers. Most manufacturers are just now releasing new pre/pros with all the HDMI features consumers want.

Of course most receivers have pre-outs anyway and can be used as a pre/pro. I only mentioned them because obviously you already have amps and don't really need a receiver with built in amps. But that would still be your cheapest option, using a receiver with pre-outs.

What's your budget?

You could probably do the Y-splitter thing cheaply, but good lord would that ever be a messy arrangement, and you'd have to find CD players and cassette decks with volume controls. I imagine they're out there, but I think a preprocessor or a receiver with multi-channel outs to your amps would be better. Onkyo's TX-SR705 has them.

Can you put a number on it? Some would say $50 is cheap, while others would say $500 is cheap.

Yes, receivers tend to be cheaper, and if you ever want to use them alone, they already have the amps. Prepros tend to have better parts/features, though.

Oh dear, you mean to tell me I can attach my Oppo DV- 980H to my amps? I'm aware that it contain a volume control on the remote, but through outs ?

Wow here I thought the Wadia, and such can do this neat trick!

Djoel