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I chose Direct Master II as default setting, pretty soon actually, it appeared just that decisive bit firmer than Master I that most of my auditioning was done with (probably also a question of overall system character). Depending on the kind of music and - even more imo - the quality of the recording, the filter modes are an interesting field for experiment, but I rarely use the other options these days. Looks like the Direct options play an important role in achieving the "analog" character that is so dear to many CD-77 users, but then again, sometimes it's fun to inject some "crispiness" with the upsampling mode. These other modes are by no means a digital travesty, but with your taste for Zanden, I suspect your default would likely be one of the Direct Masters as well.