99 on Meridian DSP is above unity gain so you run the risk if introducing distortion/artifacts into the chain. I can certainly hear this on my old DSP5200's, albeiit without any other attenuation as i expect the trinnov is adding.

Iirc that unitity gain is 87 but i am sure someone will correct me.


Meridian owner since 1992
Prime & PSU, Focal Elear headphones, Roon (ROCK 8Gi5 NUC), Explorer 1 & 2, F80. 200/203, various Sonos (via Roon).