Re: MD: amps with digital in/out

2000-05-19 Thread Chris Eddington
Just found this on the web http://www.bostonacoustics.com/Default.asp. Boston Acoustics has some rather pricey Dolby DCS5.1 systems with optical inputs. The lower end DT6000 is $599 and high end DT7000 $999. They both have optical and electrical digital inputs, as well as RCA and include a

Re: MD: amps with digital in/out

2000-05-19 Thread Chris Eddington
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Another one from Gateway computer: Dolby Surround Sound 5.1 speakers for computers or home stereo. It has coaxial SPDIF input, but no optical. Chris Eddington Santa Clara,

MD: amps with digital in/out

2000-05-16 Thread Timothy P. Stockman
Thought I would add this to the discussion: The amps with digital I/O that are available now are analog amplifiers with built-in D/A convertors. Some of the high-end models use DSP for level, tone/equalization, reverb, etc, but all eventually convert the signal to analog and pass it through an