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Can Meridian G68 preamp bypass DSP & stay analog?

I have a Meridian G68 preamp. Obviously, if I want to use the Meridian DSPs to create a 5.1 signal from an analog stereo input, the G68 would have to convert the analog input to digital in order for the DSP to converted it to 5.1. But what if I have a high quality external stereo DAC and want to keep the stereo analog input in the analog domain without ever converting it to digital? Is that possible? Or does the G68 convert every input to digital regardless? I am asking this because the only way to amplify the external high quality DAC signal is to keep the signal analog all the way through the preamp and into the amp. Otherwise why bother with a high quality external DAC?
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hevac1
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Kal is correct all analog that go's into a G68 is converted to digital, them back to analog if you have a G68AXV like I do.
I purchased the G68 to do exactly what it did at the time, handle my digital sources for my theater or listening to multichannel audio. I use an Audio Research Ref3 for all analog sources including a dCS Debussy.
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