Streamer upgrade question

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goodguys

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Streamer upgrade question
« on: 1 Sep 2020, 07:02 am »
Hi Thanks for reading.

I have a dune d1 streamer which i am using for playback of music and movies from a usb 3.0 hard drive.
The dune has hdmi out which i am connecting to a screen for the picture, and the dune has analogue stereo output which i am connecting to a power amp for the sound.
The sound and picture is good but i am wanting to upgrade to an audiophile set up with 5.1, so am thinking of purchasing a high-end blu ray player which has 5.1 analogue outputs, also hdmi out for the picture.
Can you recommend such a blu ray player. I need one with a volume control as the power amp i am using does not have that, and upmixing / downmixing functions, audio eq etc. The blu ray player must be able to decode dts ha ma and dolby true hd
I would like to purchase an older model as brand new releases tend to be expensive, the price drops rapidly when manufacturers release a new model and they discount older models to get rid of them.
Alternatively, a 5.1 streamer would do the job fine. I have looked around but cannot find one.

Many thanks.

NHSkier

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Re: Streamer upgrade question
« Reply #1 on: 1 Sep 2020, 04:07 pm »
The Cambridge Audio CXU and older 752BD have those capabilities. I have them both. The 752 gets very little use now that the kids prefer streaming.