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Conrad Johnson MET 1 6 channel Analogue help

I am trying to find out how good Conrad Johnson MET 1, 6 channel Analogue processor is. As a serious music lover and also movies it is very noticable that all movies sound much better as a 2 channel output than the 5.1 digital equivelent. So, with that in mind, and the fact that the new Bluray and HD dvd machines support uncompressed 5.1 analogue out, I am wondering how others have found this way musically. Are there any users or reviews of the Conrad Johnson MET 1 out there whom could help in this quest.
startrek
russ_l
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Startrek- One of the (many) early disapointments with Hi-def DVD is none of the early software, to my knowledge, is taking advantage of lossless 5.1 audio.

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sgower
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I don't have experience with the CJ but do with 6 channel analog. I use a McCormack MAP1 pre that is the same configuration. I like the simplicity and great sound with DVD's and music. The only real disadvantage I find is with HDTV. All the boxes have 2 channel analog (using crappy on board DAC's) or digital outs for multi channel. While the McCormack's ARM does a good job of creating multi-channel, it still sounds a bit compressed, probably due to the crappy DAC's in the HDTV box.
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jafant
19,814 posts
 
Agreed,
the MET-1 is still a fine analogue preamp for those not wanting a processor (of sorts).
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