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Outboard surround decoder?

Hey all,

Can anyone suggest a good outboard Dolby Digital / DTS / Pro-Logic II decoder?

I know there's a lot of these from the late 90's that might work for me, but wasn't sure if there was something more contemporary that could be used.
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zephyr24069
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Yamaha made a very good one in the late 90s that allowed RF, TOSLink and S/PDIF inputs with 5.1 RCA outputs. The model number does not come to mind but I owned one in 1996-1999 and remember its performance very fondly. It did DD 5.1 and Dolby Pro-Logic; I do not know if it did DTS.
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You might have to get one that also includes a preamp also. I bought a B&K Reference 20 and it looks and sounds well. You might have to go to the 30 to get DPII.
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I used to have a Pioneer decoder that I used with my Proceed PAV before I bought a PAV/PDSD pre/pro. My recollection was lots of cables, but I'm not sure why that recollection would be accurate, but it caused me to try a Sony 444ES for simplification. Unfortunately, transparency was sacrificed. The PAV/PDSD restored transparency.

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