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Integrating analog with digital

Posted by Audioquest4life on February 26, 2015 at 15:35:44:

I have a dedicated analog system and recently added screen and projector to make use of the room as both; a dedicated music and movie room. I am using the analog surround outs from a Mcintosh MVP891 to a non HDMI receiver and the two front channels from the MVP891 into my preamp, an Octave Jubilee tube preamp. Thus, the old school surround receiver is able to play surround audio as long as we watch only movies/or listen to SACD's from the MVP891.

Here is the challenge. I purchased an Apple TV and an Amazon TV to watch our library of digital movies as alternate options. Well, I can only get either two channel audio, no surround, or from the Amazon, a matrixed surround, rear channels and center, but no left and right. I have dedicated Mcintosh MC2301 amps and separate phono stage as well. All two channel sources play as usual..only the digital stuff is presenting problems.

The research I have conducted so far seems to be a lost cause, unless I have another dedicated surround setup, with different front speakers, and that is not going to happen. Otherwise, does anyone know of an HDMI surround pre/pro or surround receiver that will not matrix the surround channels into the two channel outs? I need a receiver or processor that has an analog 7.1 out...the pre outs do not count as they are meant to drive dedicated amplifiers, I tried it, and it does not work quite right. I need a source device that has the ability to convert the 7.1 digital audio signal to an analog one with dedicated analog 7.1 outs, not pre outs, which seems to be the only analog outs on processors. I can't find any newer receivers that have digital capability that has a true non pre out analog audio out section.

I would appreciate your help in finding such a device.

Thank you.
Audioquest4life