Originally Posted by Ronnie
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Moving on to inputs page 2 of Meridians data sheet. "on the input side, the G68 includes a dozen SPDIF digital inputs, six of which can be configured as up to two 6-channel inputs with Meridian SmartLink. There are also four Toslink optical inputs and eight stereo analogue inputs, ... All inputs are reconfigurable for an incredible degree of flexibility."
Two by 6-Channel Inputs is a bit of a give away, especially if one reads Specs for a living wink

Of course, Meridian should have redesigned the G68 to take 8 channel Inputs as part of the recent changes

More importantly, your dealer should have understood what you were looking for and pointed you in the right direction

However, when it's your money, you also have to take some of the responsibility of making sure that a particular product will do what you want it to do

Yes, I can read and I can count. What do I read? I read "a dozen SPDIF digital inputs" I read "eight stereo analogue inputs" and I read "all inputs are reconfigurable for an incredible degree of flexibility." one configuration for the digital is of course the "six of which can be configured as up to two 6-channel inputs.

Yes it is my money. And I take responsibilty for it but I should have a reasonable expection of clarity from Meridian. We have a saying "you can shear a sheep many times but you can only skin him once".

Did Meridian really work that hard to deceive me? I think, I hope, Meridian is better than that.

I understand that somewhere there may be something that really sticks out and says there is no discrete 7.1. I read, I did not see.

Next argument.

Gary


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