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Paranoid android
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looking at getting a media player probably something like a hdx,western digital along with a 2tb drive any ideas to the best ones out there and could they feed hd audio in to the HD621? cheers...
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Vogon Civil Servant
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I must admit I'm hugely tempted by the HDI Dune Smart when the new chipset is released.
Modular as well, so you only need buy what you need.
Sooloos, Roon, G series (with LPS upgrade), 800 series (with LPS upgrade), HD621, AC200, Prime and PS, DSPs old and new.
Purdeys, Moke, Leica, 'Blad. Only the best.
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Paranoid android
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Paranoid android
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Dune Smart has the same chipset as the Dune 3.0
But yes the Dune 3.0 or newer model are models to have. Firmware are stable and they practically run everything. And for Meridian owners important: it does 7.1 PCM out via HDMI (HD621) or analog (G68/IA45). Not many mediaplayer have this. Most only output bitstream, since this cost less in licence fees (as the player does not have to do the decoding)
Last edited by Robbo; 2010-11-05 18:34.
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Yep, have been running both HDI Dune Primes 1.0 Gigabit/3.0 Blu-Ray streamer since March 2009 with 8TB NFS RAID5 PC server into HD621. It has really worked well and I ask myself from time to time (although it's more seldom now) why haven't Meridian managed to catch on..
How many years will it take before they can release a Blu-Ray quality streamer.. 3-5?
DSP8000SE, DSP7200SEHC, DSP5200SE sides, DSP7200SE rears, 861v8, 210, Sim2 Ultranero 4, Stewart Cinecurve 2.35:1, XEIT CM-5E Anamorphic lens, Dune HD Duo Cinema 8K and Wireworld Platinum 48G HDMI -> UHD722 -> Shunyata Omega Ethernet. Shunyata/Furutech power-cables/filters. SR Master Fuse@861v8. Uptone Etherregen with 10MHz OCXO clock.
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Paranoid android
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How many years will it take before they can release a Blu-Ray quality streamer.. 3-5? Netflix just released their PS3- Watch Instantly software in the US. It streams movies in 1080p with 5.1 surround.
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Apparently Oppo is coming out with a new universal spinner (BDP-93) with media player capabilities. Offical specification and release date unknown. Discussion of the intial release specs rumours and some comparison to certain Dune players in the link below: https://www.meridianunplugged.com/u...bb=showflat&Number=126243#Post126243
Z0: 861v8+ID41+Roon on a QNAP, Naim NAP300, Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario
Z1: Arcam AVR-450, Oppo BDP-103D, SkyQ, Apple TV, Kuro KRP-600A, Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento & Cremona Center M speakers, Martin Logan Descent-i Sub, 2 B&W wall speakers
Z2-6: Roon controlling MC600 Zones into Parasound amps to B&W ceiling speakers
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i also use Dune players and they work very well for Bluray rips just like it were originals..
Sold all M equipment
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I can't get my BDP-83 to play BD rips. It plays MKV OK.
Sooloos, Roon, G series (with LPS upgrade), 800 series (with LPS upgrade), HD621, AC200, Prime and PS, DSPs old and new.
Purdeys, Moke, Leica, 'Blad. Only the best.
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President of the Imperial Galactic Government
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President of the Imperial Galactic Government
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Yep, have been running both HDI Dune Primes 1.0 Gigabit/3.0 Blu-Ray streamer since March 2009 with 8TB NFS RAID5 PC server into HD621. It has really worked well and I ask myself from time to time (although it's more seldom now) why haven't Meridian managed to catch on..
How many years will it take before they can release a Blu-Ray quality streamer.. 3-5? Isn't the problem (as previously discussed) that to provide a rip and secure store solution for DVD has proved legally impossible up to now? And with control of the ripping process necessary to ensure SOTA reproduction at the end (viz Sooloos), M would be compromising itself if it opened the door to video without ripping under its control too? But maybe you were involved in the last thread about this, and if so perhaps we should rechew our food...
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Sitting room: dCS Network Bridge, 818v3, HD621, 8kSE
Library: dCS Rossini Apex DAC/Clock, Clearaudio Performance Wood, Audio Research PH2, Mjölnir KGST, Mjölnir PureBipolar
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Mobile: Audioquest DragonFly Copper, Sennheiser IE600
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Server: Roon/ROCK/NUC
Headphones: Stax SR-X9000, Stax SR-007, Stax SR-404LE, Audeze LCD-X...
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Paranoid android
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Apparently Oppo is coming out with a new universal spinner (BDP-93) with media player capabilities. Offical specification and release date unknown. More info on the 93 here - http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-93/blu-ray-BDP-93-Features.aspxAvii
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