It seems vendor-lockin is the only purpose of speakerlink. There is close to zero increase in audio quality (AES/EBU vs. SPDIF), no advantage in convenience (annoying conversions with highly overpriced AC-12) and no compatibility with the rest of the world. This was one of those 'innovations' we could have done without ...
1. Have you compared SpeakerLink to non-SpeakerLink Meridian speakers side-by-side in arriving at your conclusion that there is "close to zero increase in audio quality", or is your conclusion theoretical?
2. Installing the new 861v6 and the new G68 with SpeakerLink DSP speakers is vastly simpler than the old SPDIF/COMMs system.
3. Last time I checked, all the processors with the exception of the new AC200 have analog outputs so you can use them with analog amplifiers and passive speakers, so saying there is "no compatibility with the rest of the world" is silly.
4. What Meridian products do you use in your system?
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