since Alan Davey has been brought up

[mike c]

On 8/27/13, Jonathan Smith <smithjm77x7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 5.1 a separate issue. It just gives you a surround sound which can be nice.
> HD stereo should give you the full 24-bit sound of the master tapes. A CD
> is limited to 16-bit.

at the risk of sounding like me, I ask a serious question
should i connect the DVD player and give it a whirl without any rear
or surround channels?