Sony SCD-XA5400ES output: hdmi or analog?

Hi Hitv, I sold my Marantz 11S with the intention to buy the 11 S2 but then I got the Stereophile revieuw of the Sony 5400 es by Kal Rubinson.So I bouhgt the Sony instead.
No regrets;an fantastic CD,SACD. Better then my Marantz. But I am using only the (balanced) analog uitput to my Emitter Exclusive.The Sony looks (much) cheaper then the Marantz but sounds much better.I am not interested in HDMI so I am sorry about that.
Regards,

As I understand it, DSD and multi-channel are only available via HDMI.

db

Multichannel is available only via HDMI. All formats are available via analog. Only CD is available via S/PDIF.

Kal

Thx for the feedback so far, guys.

Nabdric
Good to hear your opinion, make me sure it's a bargain.

Dbphd and Kal

My main focus is 2-channel sacd playback. As i have no pre-amp now, I will have to get one. I narrowed my options down to the Parasound JC-2 (analog input) and the Onkyo pr-sc886 (HDMI-input). Does the Onkyo (or Integra) accept 2-channel input through HDMI? If not, my problem is solved then.

Of course, the Onkyo/Integra will accept ANY output from the player via HDMI. The issue comes down to other matters. If you need the other facilities of the prepro (especially room EQ), then that will do everything for you. If you are more concerned with stereo signal purity and don't need MCH, the JC-2 via XLRs is the choice.

In an ideal world, get the prepro AND the JC-2 or P7!