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Hi Chris,<br /> <br /> Thanks for the review (long time reader, first time poster). Your review is like deju vu to me, I have been through all the thought processes you mention in your piece. What I was striving for was the feel of a 2-channel system with HT as just another input. What made it possible for me was the Parasound P7 Pre-Amp and GefenTV AUDDEC. The Parasound P7 has multi-channel analog inputs and integrated base management. The GefenTV AUDDEC takes an HDMI input and outputs HDMI video along with 5.1 channel analog.<br /> <br /> Thus my 2-channel signal path is the USB output of my iMac using iTunes/PureMusic, to the USB input of a HTR Music Streamer Pro, to the balanced 2-channel inputs of the Parasound P7.<br /> <br /> The 5.1 signal path is HDMI output of an AppleTV (Gen 2), to the HDMI input of the GefenTV AUDDEC, to the analog 5.1 channel inputs of the Parasound P7.<br /> <br /> Again this system has the feel of a pure 2-channel system with the added benefit of a multi-channel movie input.<br /> <br /> It sounds great too . . .<br /> <br /> Andre