That would seem like a pretty significant upgrade for a processor in this price range, especially if they fully implemented HDMI audio (likely to affect a lot of internal hardware to tie the HDMI audio in and make sure the DSP can handle the HD versions of Dolby Digital and DTS as well as DVD-A and SACD presumably). Outlaw hasn't said anything either way, but my suspicion is that the answer would be "no." I suppose they could surprise us all, though...