Anybody heard the Krell Foundation?

I would assume it accepts multi-channel audio through HDMI although I prefer the analog out of the player for the 'just because' reason.

Does Krell junk-source production to China?

The Foundation does not play 5.1 through the HDMI cable. The president of Krell, Bill McKiegan, told me that in December 2013 there would be a firmware upgrade to play 5.1 but it never happened. Love the processor but regret buying it. Other units for a fraction of the price or twice the price have 5.1 analog inputs. Can't understand how Krell thought it was a good idea to leave them off a $6500 piece of equipment.

The Krell Foundation does play 5.1/multichannel via the HDMI cable. I am not sure what Marcgerber means but, I suspect, he is meant to refer to the lack of a multichannel analog input.

Please tell me how to play multi-channel SACD and DVD-Audio discs on the Foundation through the HDMI cable. Thanks.