Special Stage Systems' Ming Mecca system is built entirely around that concept -- and will definitely appeal to anyone with a fondness for analog electronics.

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Other advanced features now included in all Denon receivers are HDMI 1.3a Repeater Inputs with Deep Color, xv-Color and CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), analog-to-HDMI conversion and HD Audio decoding from Dolby and dts.

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It then either sends that signal straight to your own electronics or uses its own superb digital-to-analog converter to decode it.

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They have been headed in that direction for several years--in 2006, digital sets will outsell analog sets at a ratio by a two-to-one ratio, the Consumer Electronics Association estimates--but the new law will accelerate that trend.

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It also produces custom analog and logic products, as well as chips used to manage power in portable devices like handheld electronics and power tools.

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