outlaw audio 990 is a good sounding cheap 5.1 ch pre/processor for $1100 new or a bit less used. it is a large however. thats what I use to feed HT to my 2 chan. system.
How to get 5.1 digital source into analog pre-amp
Hi all. I've been stymied thinking about this and thought I would tap into the expertise on a-gon....
Suppose you have a great analog pre-amp with multiple 6 channel analog inputs. As sources you have a great universal disc player with great DACs that you are sending to the pre-amp via the player's analog outputs. Then suppose your second source is a digital satellite receiver with only digital outputs for multi-channel sound. What can you do to get the sound in multi-channel into the analog pre-amp, short of buying a cheap AV receiver and using its digital in and its pre-outs (or would this even work)?
Is there such a thing as a decent sounding stand alone multi-channel DAC?
Thanks for the help!
--dan
Suppose you have a great analog pre-amp with multiple 6 channel analog inputs. As sources you have a great universal disc player with great DACs that you are sending to the pre-amp via the player's analog outputs. Then suppose your second source is a digital satellite receiver with only digital outputs for multi-channel sound. What can you do to get the sound in multi-channel into the analog pre-amp, short of buying a cheap AV receiver and using its digital in and its pre-outs (or would this even work)?
Is there such a thing as a decent sounding stand alone multi-channel DAC?
Thanks for the help!
--dan