"MiNe 109" wrote in message
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In article ,
"David Looser" wrote:

Does anyone know of a "black-box" DD decoder that is commercially
available?

I've been looking for a "black box" that will take a DD 5.1 coded SPDIF
input and convert to 6 line-level analogue outputs, and have failed to
find
one. Plenty of "Surround-Sound Amplifiers" (complete with power-amps,
etc.)
around, but that's not what I want.

Sounds like you want something like the long-discontinued Creative
Decoder DDTS-100.

Well not quite, what I really want is a box with a power input, one digital
input and 6 analogue outputs and nothing else. Especially no controls of any
sort.

You might search for a surround preamp/processor. These tend to be
pricey (Outlaw has one under $600).

They also tend to be very complicated with lots of connectors and controls.

David.