Cliff and I have been trading emails, and indeed the Lexicon DC-1 does not have an analog bypass (stereo or otherwise). Not too surprising as Lexicon's claim-to-fame is its digital processing, and since this component predated SACD/DVD-A and the analog-only limitations built into the format...
Cliff, I wrote up a looooong response, but it disappeared into the ether when I hit "submit reply". Long answer short, you shouldn't be getting any signal to your sub from a two channel SACD source on your system, properly setup, unless it's low-passed (not line out) or your Lexicon does...
John, I certainly agree with most of what you say, but I was gauging my response to Cliff... not the "average consumer", for whom Lexicon gear is probably a bit out-of-range. The folks you speak to are probably adding audio gear (SACD or DVD-A players) to a home theater system, whereas it...