OK. Let me reword my question.

If I connect a SpeakerLink output to an AES input on an external, non-Meridian device (DAC, DSP, etc.), what can I expect on that output if my source is:

A. CD or other 16/44.1 source?
B. BD/PCM or other 24/96 source?

I do not ask about 24/192 sources since I know that my 861 will downsample them to 24/96 anyway and I also know that with the 2x setting my low bitrate sources are upsampled for internal processing.

Kal Rubinson
"Music in the Round"
Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile