HT without a dedicated preamp or processor?

I've been making some attempts to acquire a processor.... but some things keep getting in the way and I'm unable to connect with the right seller/piece. Either it's beat up or the seller overvalues the item.... or the distance is to great to handily overcome.

So I thought about the volume controls via the analog ouputs. I wondered if the 95 could sustain 5.1 ch audio for lengthy intervals.

Naturally the savings for not having to buy a dedicated processor enables me to aim at the top Oppo instead of the BDP 93, and still SAVE $$$$!

Provided it was up to the task.... Truth be told... for the life of me I can't see why it wouldn't be.

...and I'm worried as to the lip sync given my idea for configuring video thru HDMI and audio via analog outs.

Hmmmm?

To be honest out of 3 processors (Anthem..Rotel...Lexicon) and many more upper end recievers I only had a sync issue twice in 15 years so while nobody can rule it out I wouldnt worry too much. You could also get a cheap used reciever with preouts to use your amps while going HDMI direct for video feed....I see very usable non HDMI recievers here all the time for under $200....just something to chew on.

Perhaps with 30+ ft. of speaker cable, 2M worth of RCA ICs, and over 20 ft of HDMI... things don't balance out exactly right in my outfit... lip sync wise.

Or maybe it's 'cause the video wires run up hill, and the audio wires run down hill.

Maybe it's due to my ears being faster than my eyes!

It's not quite to the level of the old Spagetti westerns & Kung fu flicks though.

while I didnt research this in detail Miranda Technolgies (miranda.com) has a 4 channel analog lyp sync processor...maybe use the this for center and mains would work?

After all these years doing AV, as a hobbiest and professional, believe me. If I could forgo as many of the pieces of the elctronics chain for purity sake, I would! I would go straight from my blu ray player directly to the amps, and be done with it! - all for the sake of sonic excellence. However, it just doesn't work as well. First, my experience on the analog side alone suggests that a preamp in the loop provides better gain and therefore dynamics to the sound - it's otherwise usually flatter sounding. As for processing and such in an AV pre/pro situation, I also find it's much more robust going digital to an AV pre/receiver -processing outboard - then on down the chain for much better dynamics, dimmensionality, and an overall stronger pressentation to the sound this way.
I've tried both digital and analog sources direct to amplification many many times over the years, and passive or no preamp route almost always yields weaker dynamics, period! Similar results, of lesser performance characteristics, typically follow when doing this from your video source - without outboard processor - in a multi-ch digital HT setup, as well.
Believe me, if I thought I could get superior overall sound without a preamp or AV pre for my uses, I of all people most DEFINITELY would!...and save a few bucks in the process. Just doesn't work out as well in my experience