Thanks for all the replies. Things aren’t getting easier for me, though.

At the moment I have a setup (I don't know if this is the right word) for two-channel music and a setup for movies. The two are connected to each other and the L/R loudspeakers for music are used as front loudspeakers for movies.

For music I have a Moon CD player and a Moon stereo amplifier.

For movies I have a Primare Blu-ray player and a Primare five-channel A/V amplifier.

Although I am really pleased with the sound quality there is always something to wish for…

1: The Blu-ray player is quite good with DVDs and Blu-rays but not so for CDs. As a streamer it is a bit primitive in use; besides that it doesn’t play gapless.

2. The sound quality for movies is not as good as for music.

3. It isn’t a very convenient solution: two players. two amplifiers, with cables all over the place.

That’s why I was thinking of the following setup: an universal player for CDs, DVDs, Blurays with excellent streaming capabilities (gapless!), a processor and a multi-channel power amplifier.

I don’t care for the new codecs, so the 861v8 should be fine. Choosing a power amplifier shouldn’t be too difficult, but I am not very enthusiastic about the HD621 and the ID41 card for Sooloos. Both need an upgrade IMHO: HD621 for HDMI 1.4 or higher, the ID41 needs multi-channel.

I am not sure about 4K; there is room for a TV of 50, perhaps 55 inch and probably 4K won’t make much of a difference. So an Oppo BDP-105D sounds like a good idea.

My dealer will be visiting the High End Show in Munich and he will keep his eyes open for new developments. To make things even more difficult, he is also a divider for Trinnov. Right or not, I have a soft spot for Meridian however.

Regards,

Willy

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