Hi Curtis,

Yes I did try all that, was not happy with the results, which lead me to try the analog connections. My Theory, is that I am thinking by have the streamed music going through the Oppo DAC, somehow reduced the jitter and smoothed things out as compared to using Digital which just past everything Digital to the Anthem. Any thoughts? All I know now, is that my Ascend towers now really put my previous B&W towers in the dust. Which before I tried this, was not as much of a difference to me.