Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems 808.5 digital output at 48kHz rather than specified 88.2kHz

According to my Schiit Yggdrasil DAC, which appears to report accurate sample rates for other sources and test files that I've sent it, my 808.5 is outputting a digital signal at 48kHz. This seems rather bizarre. The manual states that "a digital signal at an 88.2kHz sample rate is supplied to the digital outputs."

Is this output rate configurable, perhaps?

Thanks.

Hi,

Using the Meridian configuration program, check what the maximum output sample rate is set to.



Regards,
Carl

And uncheck "MHR (main)"...

Hi Jerry,
I could not help wonder, have you compared the sound of using fixed analog out from the 808.5 to your current preamp?

I know you've paid for a separate DAC but just wondering if the complexity is really needed at all. Mind you the 808.6 upgrade is just around the corner with whatever that brings to the table..

Thanks to all for your responses and my apologies for the slow acknowledgement--I've been at a 2-day conference with limited Internet access.

I will definitely check my settings in the Meridian configuration program (once I get it reinstalled on my new Win10 computer!). It's been a while since I was in there, but I'm sure it won't be too difficult. I'll also uncheck "MHR (main)", though I'm not sure I understand what that's about.

Crion, your question is certainly a fair one. I do need the DAC for other sources I use, but I certainly could bypass it with the 808.5. But I've done some pretty careful listening tests and, to my ears at least, there's really no comparison--I've tried a number of good dacs over the last 12 months and have found that, on balance (and unlike my findings a few years ago), the better dacs sound significantly better to me than the analog output now from my ID41. That's just one opinion and in my system, of course.

I don't know anything about an 808.6 upgrade, I'm afraid, except I assume (for lack of actual knowledge) that it might incorporate MQA (??). That would certainly interest me--and perhaps I'd change my mind about where to handle the DAC processing. I'm certainly not wedded to an external DAC.

Again, thanks to everyone.

Just wanted to report that the Mconfig setting did the trick--and was surprisingly easy once I dug up my null modem cable hookup and laptop. Sure would have been nice if M had implemented a network accessible config program .

Anyway, thanks for the solution.