Having to re-digitize a signal just to perform bass management is a less than ideal solution. This can't help but mess up the signal quality, no matter how high the quality of the A/D and D/A converters in the Anthem. If the signal is already in the analog domain, process it in the analog domain. If the processing can be done in the digital domain without re-conversion, then that would be preferred. The lack of digital outs on DVD-A and SACD preclude this however.