Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems Meridian 271 and 251

I was more thinking that it's such an odd quote.

For one, it seems a bit back-handed and superior. Secondly, Meridian don't support many of the modern lossy codec's, DD+ being an example. They support DD, DTS and LPCM and that's it (okay, ambisonics too, but I don't think that'll impress the streaming crowd).

Then there's the fact that the 271 does nothing to help support or improve "lossy, low resolution codecs" except possibly by letting something else decode them and accepting the input. I suppose that if the input is 16/48 then the apodising in the speakers might help somewhat, but I think it's over-egging it a touch.

Lastly, it then references Atmos, Auto and DTS-X as though it's providing that support when it's completely not. again, it's just letting something else do all the hard work and this is just a conduit to allow someone else's processor to send audio to DSP speakers.

As far as I can see, it's not even acting as a switching pre-amp (is it?) allowing you to use, say a 818 or similar for critical stereo listening and your Trinnov for surround. Now all your audio comes through the 3rd party amp so surely at the high end, you're gaining in home theatre, but losing in stereo.

All that said, I think a smaller 2, 3, 6 or 8 channel version would be interesting to allow users to use DSP speakers with, like an Denon or Pioneer amp. I could see someone wanting a DSP front three, but happy to have a receiver powering the other 3 and doing TrueHD/Master Audio decoding. Of course, that's not Meridian target demographic...