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HT Pre\pro with digital out

I am currently using a Marantz 7701 as a pre/pro.  I also tri-amplify my speakers and use a MiniDSP as an active crossover and for EQ.  I feel it is redundant to have the signal sent out of my pre/pro in analog only to be converted to digital to apply filters and crossovers to then be converted back to analog to travel to amplifiers.  I am looking for suggestions on a different pre/pro that has a digital out so the signal will only be converted once from digital to analog instead of twice. 
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auxinput
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You're better off getting a really nice HT Processor that includes the active crossover and EQ functions.  It actually degrades the sound to have it processed through a MiniDSP.  What's your budget?
auxinput
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Oh crud, I did not read that you are tri-amplifying your speakers.  What you are looking for doesn't actually exist because all HT processors will output the digital at "full volume".  The Marantz has a 9-band graphic EQ that you can use to adjust each channel individually.  Then I would look at a very high end "pure analog" crossover, such as a pair of Bryston 10B crossovers (you need two if you want to tri-amplify).
auxinput
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The Emotiva XMC-1 is an option due to its digital out and it is a small fee for the full Dirac Live version.

Please check with Emotiva on the digital output to see if the digital output will have a "Diract corrected" signal.
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It does look like that suggestion of the "MiniDSP 4x10 HD" does have a digital input that you can use.  PLEASE BE AWARE that this digital input only support 2-channel PCM audio.  You cannot send muti-channel Dolby Digital or DTS type signals to this input.
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