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How to get HIGHEST-rez signal into my dac from a BRP

Right now i play Netflix dvd's on my Mac Mini, with the toslink out to my Benchmark DAC,into my Plinius 8200 MkII amp, into Platinum Audio Solo speakers ( 35Hz is 3dB down point) - no subwoofer has qualified via the WAF.

I'm willing to buy a Blu-ray player BUT only for access to the hi-rez audio they carry ( improved video is secondary)

OK...Now I get barely OK sound on some dvds ( Woody Allen films do ok with sound)...and a lotta times CRAPPY sound off 2-tracks on dvds.
HOW can i get access to the excellent quality audio in Blu-Ray discs DTS-HD Master Audio and/or Dolby® TrueHD?

I heard that the Blu-ray analog outputs are dumbed-down and not hi-rez quality- through the BRP's dac ....and that the desired hi-rez HD Master Audio and/or Dolby® TrueHD only go out via HDMI outputs. As a 2-channel audiophile with great equipment that I got to work synergistically after a lot of work - NO WAY am i going to play movie audio through some all-in-one "AV receiver" !

I am sure many of you fellow audiophiles feel the same way - AND some have solved this problem.

PlEASE, let me know possible solutions or work-arounds to achieve as sweet sound while listening to music as when watching a film.
waterzlife
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kr4
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If his present equipment is not capable of demonstrating the advantage of higher-than-CD source material than providing even better source material for it would be pointless. Of course, the return privilege for a BDP would reduce the cost to teh OP's time-and-trouble.
waterzlife OP
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???  Have any of you used an HDMI DE-EMBEDDER....to access the hi-rez audio that apparently is only available througfh the HDMI outputs ( and not the dumbed down digital toslink and coax outputs) ???
courant
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NO WAY am i going to play movie audio through some all-in-one "AV receiver" ! ... Have any of you used an HDMI DE-EMBEDDER....

You could consider a high-end pre-pro. A McIntosh MX160 would likely solve your problem, and deliver "the highest rez," but for a price...

I test-drove a Meridian HD621 and it worked great, but it also required a dedicated Meridian prepro in the mix. The HD621 is possibly the best de-embedder/switcher available, but again that high quality comes at a high cost. And, for me at least, Meridian's "customer service" was more than a little alienating (but I can save that for another thread).
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