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Any Recievers with an HDMI audio connection?

I have a Sunfire Cinema Grand II pre-pro that has served me well for several years. However, it has no connections for HDMI audio.

I will be able to get lossless HD audio via a 5.1 analog connection on my Toshiba HD-XA2 hd-dvd player (on order and to be delivered June 13th). I am still contemplating getting a PS3, but the only way to get the hi-def audio from a PS3 is through HDMI, and my pre-pro doesn't have HDMI. The only reason I'm considering a PS3 is to get the titles that HDDVD doesn't have...and if I do that, I sure as heck want to hear it in hi-def also. So....I'm considering a receiver as a processor in order to get hi-def audio from the PS3.

The reciever will of course need to have pre-outs for my amplifiers...the receiver power rating is irrelevant to me..I will be using my own amplification.

I would appreciate any recievers that you could recommend.

Please check out my system page to see if this a viable solution.

thanks

mitch
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tgrisham
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The way I understand it, the 605 does not have pre-outs for use with external amplifiers, but the 805 does. That is the reason I am going for the 805. In addition, the remote is programmable/learning, if that matters. Otherwise the processing is the same.
tgrisham
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I have decided to do without the SSP and use a receiver for processing only. I recently bought a dedicated stereo preamp with HT pass-through. I have ordered a Onkyo TX-SR805 which should be here next week. It incorporates the latest decoding and has HDMI 1.3 switching with 3 HDMI inputs, 1 HDMI output and video upscaling to HDMI. That unit, or others from Denon and Yamaha soon to be released, might work for you. Music is most important to me and video is secondary, thus the emphasis on 2 channel gear in my system. Good luck!
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