[m0gwai]

Hey,
 
I looked everywhere for a DAC that will do 5.1 / 7.1 converstion, does this exists, any recommandation?
 
I'm trying to build the ultimate HTPC and replace my bluray player, budget is 2-3'000$ max
 
Thanks a lot.

 

[fzman]

what you are looking for is called a surround sound processor-  stand-alone dacs are generally pcm 2-channel devices.  a processor will take bitstream via coax or toslink, or via hdmi.   you would then go analog out from the processor to your amplifier(s).
 
Hope that points you in the right direction

 

[Dave1972]

I know I am several years late (!) but just for the record I think the responding commenter was confusing multichannel processors for movies with genuine audio DACs. There are quite a few multichannel DACs on the market. Here's one that does DSD, but I believe most just do PCM:

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/539-exasound-e28-multichannel-usb-dac-review/