Hi Chris,

Thanks for your comment. We adopted a similar combination using optical out with good results apart from occasional very loud cracks which I still do not understand.

Our difference now is that the HD621 has been adopted to remove the TV from the equation at the suggestion of other HH's. It does seem that the HD621 passes HD video at HDMI 1.4 through to the TV which hand shakes back that it is 1080(i or p) capable. Pictures are quite stunning.

We too listen mostly in Trifield.

Best wishes,

Geoff

System 1. AVI S21 amplifier, Meridian 504 tuner, Meridian 218 zone controller, ATC SCM35 passive speakers.
System 2. HUMAX Freesat Foxsat receiver, Pioneer PDP427XD Plasma TV, UHD722,Apple TV, G61RSL, AC12, DSP3300 centre, 2 X DSP5000 96/24 Smileys.