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I can't answer your question king, as I'm not familiar with the possible limitations of HDMI audio support in Harman Kardon's receivers. However if what you say is true then I'd imagine that they do NOT support audio over HDMI, in which case you'd be correct about not being any better off than...

I am absolutely, 100% sure. You can search for more info at AVS Forum: http://www.avsforum.com/ The HD-A2 only passes decoded Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus over HDMI. There's a reason that the HD-A1/XA1 had 5.1 *analog* outputs.

The only way you can get Dolby TrueHD and DD+ from the HD-A2 is over HDMI. If your receiver/processor doesn't support HDMI then you're stuck with the DTS downmix that the HD-A2 converts these audio streams into via the Toslink optical output. The only way to enjoy the advanced HD-DVD audio...