Originally Posted by David Haworth
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?

As Meridian do not support atoms in their processors there is no other option but to replace it (if you want atoms).
I think the release of the 271 confirms that they have no intention of releasing a processor with support for it.
If they were it would have made more sense to release such a product before the 271. That would have meant sales for the processor instead of customers buying a 271 to go with a new non-Meridian processor. Such customers would be less likely to buy a Meridian processor having just invested in new gear.

Regards
Peter

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