Originally Posted by Thrasher
Finally, how does one best use a phono preamp with the DSP speakers? It seems counter-productive (and sound degrading) to convert A/D in the 808, and then back to D/A in the speakers. Is there some way to go straight analogue from the phono to the amplifiers in the DSPs (which are analogue, after all).
Meridian converts all analog to digital. There is no analog bypass. The DSP speakers use digital crossovers.

561, DSP5500s, DSP5000C, analog sides and rears