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Ron, My mistake. I heard that 5C/DTCP was not a 1:1 cipher. Regards,

Michael, It's the nature of encryption that requires buffering and reclocking. You have a decorrelated signal (encrypted) that scrambles everything including any timing information that might be present in the datastream. Whether it's a $500 receiver or a very expensive processor, all...

Philip: Depending on format, input can be Just Another Digital Source, treated identically to a DD/DTS disc. This means Time Alignment and Bass Management would be accomplished within the digital domain with the same techniques applied, since TA and BM are done on the PCM output of the DD/DTS...

Philip, I agree, I used to do the same myself. I imagine the back of your rack is looking pretty crowded, eh? Regards,

Lee, So? Other solutions with single cables are on the market, and these solutions will only get cheaper over time. Why even bring it up, since the point was the sheer folly that most hardware manufacturers are throwing upon people in the name of copy protection. Regards,

Philip, And the cable manufacturers love you. 12 (or more) ICs to hook it all up! Makes me like that Meridian stuff better and better each day. Regards,

Lee, WRT Van Morrison -- we've become a "singles oriented" society, and I think very few listen for the hidden gems. Too bad, as some of the best material isn't going to be on a hit single. Or at least that was the case back when it was artists with talent and not prepackaged marketing...

Lee, Supertramp's entire catalog: Great material, very well recorded. Actual dynamic range. The entire Steely Dan catalog: Ditto. The Beatles: 'nuff said. Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass: entire catalog from Concord Phil Woods: Anything that's out there Jerry Bergonzi: Ditto...

John: Agreed on the multi-channel aspect. This is why I had a DVD-A player shortly after its release, and why I waited for so long on an SACD player purchase. Lee: Since I have both formats capability in my systems, it's all about software. What do I want to see? More titles. Day...