I'm considering changing out my B&K Ref 50 Preamp Processor in my HT system so that I can take advantage of the current audio/video formats. My B&K pre/pro is nice piece but it seems to have fallen behind in technology and I'd like to upgrade from DVD to a Blu-Ray player.
I haven't seen any pre/pro units that handle the new audio/video formats and HDMI cables but the receivers are way ahead in this department. So does anyone have any recommendations on a receiver to use as a pre/pro with my Sunfire 5 channel amp? Or are there any dedicated pre/pro's on the market that are designed to decode Blu-Ray formats such as DTS-MA, that is priced less than $3K or so?
I've been looking for a Blu-Ray player that will do the decoding internally and output via analog RCA jacks into the pre/pro but it appears that of them only output via the HDMI cable.
I haven't seen any pre/pro units that handle the new audio/video formats and HDMI cables but the receivers are way ahead in this department. So does anyone have any recommendations on a receiver to use as a pre/pro with my Sunfire 5 channel amp? Or are there any dedicated pre/pro's on the market that are designed to decode Blu-Ray formats such as DTS-MA, that is priced less than $3K or so?
I've been looking for a Blu-Ray player that will do the decoding internally and output via analog RCA jacks into the pre/pro but it appears that of them only output via the HDMI cable.