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I want to see HDMI audio done right...

Looks like we have all sorts of high speed interfaces these days. Double SuperSpeed USB3 has also been announced now:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57562283-1/double-speed-usb-3.0-to-arrive-next-year/

All of this IMO doesn't matter for audio applications when really the AV standard TODAY is HDMI.

Unless there's a compelling reason otherwise, I think the next DAC-type device I'd consider would be something with HDMI done right (ie. low jitter) with support for high-res PCM and multichannel. DSD could of course be supported but I suspect will linger as a niche format as I really doubt there will be much interest there unless some major players step up to the plate and provide leadership.

Something I would love to see come to light would be something like a multichannel Transporter which can output good 5.1 analog and HDMI streaming over the home network!

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