Let me see if I have this correct.

1. Sooloos reads and stores bit-perfect CD information at 16/44. No higher res. disk formats (SACD, DVD, DVD-A, Blu-ray) supported.

2. Sooloos can accept and store 24/96 downloads (but not 24/192).

3. Output via SpeakerLink RJ45 or SPDIF of whatever is stored, up to 24/96.

4. Meridian DSP7200 and DSP8000 speakers have the same "apodising" digital filters used in the 808.2/.3 CD players, which largely remove pre-ringing and ringing from the CD information (which largely don't exist in higher-rez files).

5. The DSP7200 and DSP8000 speakers accept over SpeakerLink whatever is sent "perfectly" from the Sooloos (again, up to 24/96).

If the above is all accurate, shouldn't the sound of a bit-perfect stored CD played from the Sooloos' hard drive through the DSP speakers (with the same filters and DACs as the 808) sound at least as good (and possibly slightly better) than the same CD played on the 808.3 over the same speakers? If I can live without the ability to play a new CD without ripping first, and I don't need the extra inputs of the pre-amp version of the 808, why do I need the 808 at all (assuming I get the DSP speakers)?

Please advise!