Originally Posted by PWM
Could one use a 271 with an Arcam AV860 (using the balanced outputs) and keep my DSPs and add 4 passive ceiling speakers
So what would be the loss here? you'd lose Meridian presets like Trifield and Music I'd guess. Would you lose Meridian's surround processing? or with lossless formats, does that not matter as much?

I feel like you're replacing a Meridian processor with an Arcam one (because, ultimately you are) but does that mean you lose out on sound quality?

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