Looking for processor recomendations

I replaced a Proceed PAV/PDSD in my main system with a Cary 11a to get HDMI and the lossless codecs, while maintaining excellent audio quality. The 11a is a bit buggy, but the sound is indeed excellent, and the bugs are those I can easily live with. The Proceed units are in another system, and I plan to keep those as well.

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Some posters have claimed the Cary upgrade has cured a few bugs as well. When I was doing my internet research before buying a month old 11a, I got the distinct impression that the sound quality of the Anthem D2 wasn't quite up to that of the 11a, and that I would need to step up to a Classe 800 at about $8K. The biggest complaint with the 11a was that the automated room correction S/W on the chip Cary uses isn't accurate, and indeed the Cary manual recommends using a tape measure and SPL meter.

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I pass video and audio from my DirecTV HD-DVR through a DVDO Edge that sends 1080p to the projector and Dolby Digital to the Cary 11a. For convenience, I also pass video from my Oppo BDP-93 through the Edge, although the Oppo has video processing at least equal to that of the Edge. I distinctly prefer to bypass the Edge for DSD and lossless codecs from the Oppo.

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