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As it seems impossible to get a decent audio performance from an off the shelf AVR, it seems we can only use external DAC to get proper audio performance.
Sadly, an pre/pro with digital outs is 5-10 times more expensive than a simple AVR with analog outs, which sounds crazy, but it is what it is.
So, I'm looking for one which has the functionalities I'm looking for ie ATMOS + Dirac Live, and for which I could find the service manual, as it is possible to get the I2S signal before the DAC chip and to send it to an SPDIF/AES encoder to be able to use a proper external DAC.
I searched service manuals for recent AVRs to validate if this is doable, but I cannot find those.
Any ideas?
Sadly, an pre/pro with digital outs is 5-10 times more expensive than a simple AVR with analog outs, which sounds crazy, but it is what it is.
So, I'm looking for one which has the functionalities I'm looking for ie ATMOS + Dirac Live, and for which I could find the service manual, as it is possible to get the I2S signal before the DAC chip and to send it to an SPDIF/AES encoder to be able to use a proper external DAC.
I searched service manuals for recent AVRs to validate if this is doable, but I cannot find those.
Any ideas?