The point being that in both cases the DVD player is not doing any digital conversion of its own and is being used essentially as a transport (from the audio point of view). If the G98 could output the same digital formats through HDMI into the HD621 the result might indeed be better than the Japanese player: but it won't output the right thing for the comparison to be made (and nor currently will any Meridian player).

Nic

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