It has been stated here that the apodizing filtering in the 808.3 is improved from the 808.2, and that both are different (and superior) implementations than in the current DSP speakers. Has Meridian actually stated any of this? If so, where?
I think some dealers have this information, my local one tells me they have been kept well informed by M, but can't publicly release the information till next week.
Personally I do wish M would beta test their press releases first and then have the final & complete versions available to all very soon after a product launch. Better for M, Better for the dealers & better for us.
If the above is true, and one has an 808.3 and the newest DSP8000 speakers, does the data get filtered 1st in the 808.3 (best filtering), and re-filtered when it hits the DSP8000s (lower quality filtering)? If so, does the DSP8000 filtering "undo" some of the benefits of the 808.3 filtering? If the filtering has been done in the 808.3, does it somehow bypass the DSP8000 filtering?
The apodizing filters are applied when upsampling (say 44K --> 88K)
Thus, if the 808.3 is upsampling the 8Ks don't. The Yellow light on the DSPs display indicates if they are upsampling & apodizing or not. Off = Apodizing & On = Not Apodizing.
Suppose one ONLY wants to use a Sooloos and not play CDs (because playing from a hard drive is superior to a CD--Meridian says so!), and use no other audio sources. Therefore the ONLY benefit from an 808.3 is the "better" implementation of the apodizing filters. Given what must be a "good" result from the apodizing filters in the DSP speakers (Meridian does tout it, after all), why add, and pay for, the 808.3? If (and I'm still not sure I believe this to be true) the 808.3 filtering is truly superior, why not implement it in the Sooloos between the CD mechanism and the hard drive and call it Audiophile Sooloos (or Sooloos Reference), and charge more for it?
I believe this will come in time, I think it's still early days for Meridian & Sooloos kit, but I'm sure they will add their "Special Sauce" given time.
Re. analogue--has anyone fed a phono stage into a MPMax221 A/D converter, to allow the use of the DSP speakers? What are the connections, and how is the sound quality?
Connections see data sheet and photos are listed on
Duncan's Site - MPMax221 I can't comment on quality, but I don't think you can connect a phono stage (from a turntable) directly to it, you would still need a phono pre-amp.
Regards,
Carl
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