[embyfan]

Well your only other option is the RPi3. You will have 7.1 HD Audio losslessly decoded to Multichannel PCM Audio and output resulting in no loss in Audio quality.

I thought about RPi3 too, but judging from this page, there are too many disadvantages with it:
- No HD audio bitstreaming, only multichannel. Metadata (describing how things like dynamic range compression and dialog normalization should be handled) will be lost. But, this may not matter to many users
- As no bitstreaming, ATMOS and DTS:X are completely lost
- Slow/sluggish, especially compared to above 3D media player options

Ever heard of being "Between a Rock and a Hard Place ?"

totally agree