I'm kind of confused with the new products;

I have a 808i.2 and a a 861V4 with old style (SPDIF only) dsp8000s, one dsp7kvc and two dsp3100s.

My Pioneer blu-ray player connects with the 861 through a HD621.

Now what exactly can I upgrade with these new announcements?

- my 808i.2 has a speakerlink output so I guess the speakerlink input card for the 861 would work here although how much benefit is debatable since there is only one coaxial digital cable connected to my cdp anyway

- my HD621 connects to the 861 with 3 SPDIF cables so the speakerlink input on the 861 would reduce this to one cable?

Apart from this I am unsure of any other changes that are possible. I don't have a Sooloos (yet) so the Sooloos card is no use as of now.

Any comments welcome!

Cheers

howie

Avid Acutus, SME V, Benz Micro LP / Van den Hul Colibri XGP, Audio Research Ref 2 Phono
Meridian Sooloos C15 + MD600
CH Precision C1 DAC
Constellation Audio Virgo and Centaur Monoblocks
Sonus Faber Aida