I don't think an 861 Processor needs to be in there, it will only complicate things.

No MHR is no big deal. As long as speakers control volume you should be all set.

Even though some systems claim 24bit, 32bit digital attenuation that is total B.S.

Even good DAC's only get 19 bits of "effective" resolution. By using digital attenuation you shift the data into the dirt. Also if not shifted in powers of 2 it has to be redithered.

Even the Meridian Prime DAC only gets 17 bits of resolution. No room for digital attenuation.

Larger word sizes are good for processing steps but not for attenuation.

Maybe projects like this will force Meridians hand on what the future looks like sooner than they planned.

Go for it.

- Fiddler (IMHO)

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