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Hi, you could add a Reviver or Steve Eyles's 'SpeakerLink to Legacy DSP cable', to convert the SpeakerLink output to SPDIF and use that to feed your G68 rather than optical.

It may boost AQ as well (I'm not a big fan of optical connections on Hi-End setups).

Regards,
Carl

Thanks. I have read this and note it shows settings of fixed audio out at 2x. I assume this sample screen shot shows the default settings; and 2x means apodising also, as that is implemented in the same process as up sampling, if I understand correctly. I just have been unable to find this stated explicitly anywhere. If this is the case I have no need to interrogate my router,and a good thing too.

I share the same understandings. I wouldn't hold your breath for anything explicit from Meridian. They're infamous for clarity.

On interrogating the router it's worth looking under the skin of the router, it's a good way of finding out a little about networking. Typically, there is config page accessed by typing a 192.168 type number into your webbrowswer, logging in (usually admin/admin or admin/password) then looking at a menu of things to configure. You can look at connection speed, set security levels, look at attached devices, restrict access to specific devices and suchlike. Worth a dabble just for curiosity. You can look up the MS200 find the IP address, type it in your webbrowser and play. Find the IP address of the MC200, type it in followed by /debug and find a lot of information about what's on the MC200. Difficult to break.

Hi Colin,

I'm afraid I don't have Meridian speakers so I cannot test the SpeakerLink output, but I'd be surprised if optical sounded as good as SpeakerLink. I don't have an adapter but will try to get one from the distributor.

All Sooloos devices I have used thus far all had x2 Apodising on by default. I'm guessing this won't be different for the MS200. In case of the MC200, x2 resulted in double samplerate indeed, so 88.2 KHz for CD material.

I'm glad your experience was better than mine. I shipped a malfunctioning G68 to Atlanta, and after a multi-week delay, was told that they would not be able to look at it for a couple more weeks because they were too busy shipping product to new customers. I had to have my dealer intervene to get my G68 back in a reasonable time-frame.

The products are great, but my two experiences with Meridian support in the U.S. have been dismal.

Indeed, config is done by typing the MS200's IP address in a web browser. It offers x2 and x2, fixed or variable volume, DHCP or fixed IP and some other settings.

Do you know that you could have also tested a Balanced AES Digital Connection from your MS200 into your 818?

I think it will outperform what you heard on the Optical Output.

Using a SpeakerLink Cat 5+ or even any other Cat 5 cable would have achieved this connection.

Worth trying and maybe adding to your Review?

Hi Christiaan

I am debating whether I should buy an MS600 or an MS200 to feed my 568 in a second zone.

I know that you found the MS600 superior when using analog out but I am wondering if you compared (or can still compare) the 2 devices using digital out?