Originally Posted by malcolmw
I have no doubt that you are correct about the superiority of higher bit-rate recordings but Meridian (well, Bob) has repeatedly said that the repertoire is king. This implies that making the huge range of CD material as good as possible takes precedence over marginal high res. formats.
Malcolm
Agreed, but as discussed here this week, would Bob or Meridian be saying this if DVD-A had become even a minor niche success, with the kind of Unit Sales Volumes currently enjoyed by Bluray??

I think not!!!

A possible analogy might be Ulrich Bez declaring that the "new" Aston Martin Hybrid is the best Car for the world we live in today.

Does that make it a better car than e.g. the DB9, DBS or Vantage V12?? I think not!!!

Bob is doing exactly what I would do, putting the best "spin" on the situation.

The 808.2 is certainly Meridian's best CD Player, but in a pinch, even Meridian would admit that their current PINNACLE of Music Reproduction remains the 800 playing High-Res 24/96 discs, preferably with the Digital 24/96 stream going all the way to a Pair (or more) of DSP's



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