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Blu-ray player analog outputs vs. Pre/pro or Receiver analog outputs.

Posted by oscar on December 17, 2009 at 16:42:15:
I currently have an HDMI-challenged pre/pro used only for satellite box D/A, MC SACD player, and blu-ray player w/5.1 analog outputs all feeding a multichannel ("pure") analog preamp. I feed the HDMI video directly to the display using an HDMI switcher and/or display video switcher. Everyone keeps telling me to replace my "Spagetti wire" system with a new pre/pro to take maximum advantage of Blu-ray video/audio.

Why ? I'm loath to give up the analog MC preamp because it's preamp stage blew away my previous pre/pro preamp stage (and so did a second analog MC preamp I was auditioning at a time). Maybe a good reason why a typical analog volume control rules.

I hear the DACs on pre/pros are "typically better" than that of your typical source players. But why should that have to be the case ?

What makes the analog outputs of your "high end" Classe/McIntosh/Denon/Integra/ etc... "High end" Pre/pros likely better than that of your "high end" (?) 5/7.1 analog output blu-ray players from Pioneer Elite 09/Denon/Lexicon/etc ? I heard this from an equipment manufacturer (amongst others).

Okay, maybe Pre/pros are better able to handle bass management/room correction (if you believe in this)/lip sych) but that's all I can figure.

I'm taking a hard look at the Oppo BDP-83SE as an option for Blu-ray player 5.1 analog outputs. Also the Pioneer Elite 09 and more expensive players. But maybe I don't need the expensive player if I just bought the (more???) expensive pre/pro.