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John: I've never actually read about DTS' remixing process in detail, but going strictly on their reputation, I cannot imagine them doing something as cheesy as upconverting a DTS track to MLP. AFAIK, when the quad masters are delivered to them, they have to make a PCM digital version first...

Mmmmm, not quite. Those 5.1 analog channels are converted to a 5.1 DTS signal, which in this case is encoded as a 44.1/16bit stereo PCM signal. This is the format that DTS-CDs use and why a CD player can be used as a playback transport for them.* So, this piece of gear can be also used to...

Check out this gizmo: DTS-610 standalone encoder A member of another forum said the encoded output is in 44.1kHz stereo form - this way a receiver's DTS decoder can convert it back to 5.1 channel form using just one cable instead of six. Before this came along, you had to own...