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Originally Posted by Man-Fai Wong
BTW, anyone know if the Yammy will do processing (eg. bass management, distance delay, etc.) for its 5.1 analog input? The Onkyo does not do this, but if the Yammy does this, then that's one useful feature I'd likely want in the mix.
Thanks.
BTW, seems I've gotten the receiver model number a tad mixed up, ie. should actually say RX-V663, not RV663, but oh well... 
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I'm pretty sure the Yamaha's do not apply any processing to the multichannel analog inputs. Didn't see it mentioned in the manual for the 661 when I was researching and something's got to go when hitting that low of a price point. Such processing would require 8 (7.1) ADCs plus a few other bits. This has always been a rare feature and the general acceptance of HDMI processing will likely finish it off. Even when present, it was generally panned by purists since the implementation usually adds an extra ADC-DAC cycle that some feel defeats the whole purpose of hi-res audio. Outlaw's 950/970/1070 products are the only units I've seen provide analog BM for the multichannel inputs.
The multichannel analog inputs were created to allow a certain amount of receiver future proofness as it's relatively easy to implement some rudimentary BM in the source when a new digital audio format is introduced. When HDMI v1.1 or higher audio processing, the receiver/processor can apply full BM/Delay processing to MPCM. I expect to see multichannel analog inputs fade away in another generation or two as MPCM becomes the lowest common denominator format along with HDMI audio processing being pushed down to entry level receivers.
-Brent