Although there may be one out there, I don't know of any AVRs that provide that functionality. I think the reasoning behind the omission of the feature is that sub integration (x-over, EQ, etc) is performed in the digital domain on all? / most? AVRs. You'd end up with a subwoofer that had been optimized for use with DSP and then randomly "stranded" for x-over, level, phase, etc. when left in the signal path for use in analog direct. I think the manufacturers concluded that whatever you gain in signal path optimization would be more than lost in poor subwoofer integration. That's why (I assume) analog direct settings always/usually kill the subwoofer.
There are pre-pros that offer analog bass management, a circumstance which would make the arrangement you seek more sensible. AFAIK, the analog direct function is usually found on the pricier, upper-end AVR models, anyway, so you might want to seek out separates for this mission.
Marty
There are pre-pros that offer analog bass management, a circumstance which would make the arrangement you seek more sensible. AFAIK, the analog direct function is usually found on the pricier, upper-end AVR models, anyway, so you might want to seek out separates for this mission.
Marty