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anyone compare HD DD w/ DVD to 1.3a receiver in?

Now that there are a plethora of 1.3a HDMI DD master and MTS master capable AV receivers on the market, which are afordable, I'm wonding if anyone has compared processing DD HD and DTS master in the DVD (HD/Blue) directly into analog in's vs HDMI in the receiver? What did you find?
My past experience has been that HANDS DOWN processing older 16 bit DD in the DVD player, connected analog to the receiver was very much a let down, compared to connecting digitally, and letting the AV processor/receiver do the work.
Any feedback here?...results? Just curious, and I think many here who are still using their old AV receiver's multi-channel input from HD player's analog out's might want to know also?
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nick778
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Same answer as in the pre lossless codecs/blu-ray world. Connect using the HDMI to a processor that decodes lossless codecs rather than via PCM. The better processors use better components (ie. DACs) and sampling rates so a bitstream connection is best (i.e., a good quality HDMI cable)....imho.

I'm using a new Cary Cinema 11a processor.
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