AragonStageOne? Other processors? Bass Management?

I want to clarify something. When i was speaking of best
sound using analog pass thru with a DAC... That is for 2ch playback. I kinda got off track on my last post.

Most SACD and DVD-A players will allow you to set your
speakers to small and pass LF to sub. The new Pioneer
universal player, The Yamaha DVD-920(I have one) and some of the more pricey ones do have the ability to do so. If
not you can use a Outlaw bass manager.
The AVM-20 is the only PRE/PRO (I know of) that will take
the 6ch input from a SACD or DVD-A and "digitize" it so
bass managment can be achived. This is at the cost of another A to D conversion of course.

Hope this helps...

A salesman told me the Lexicon MC-12 can also digitize the DVD-A/SACD analog input signals and do bass management, time alignment, etc. Yes, its at the expense of an additional A/D and D/A conversion. I would be curious to know how much audible difference this makes compared to a straight pass-through. Or how this difference in the MC-12 compares to that in the AVM20. Being a middle aged male whose hearing has lost some its acuity over the years, I expect the differences would be less noticeable to me.

The Integra Research RDC-7 does it all. Someone is selling one on audiogon now. I am not affiliated with them. Ive had mine for about a year and love it. Except for going on vacation, I cannot think of a single day I have not turned it on. Balanced outputs, Stunning 2 channel stereo with upsampling, Apogee digital clock, 24/196hz converters and surround sound that rates with the best out there. Good Luck.

Darryl,
The description for this Integra says "HDTV ready..."..what does that mean to us?

Thanks,
Carl