I have had a chance to take home, for the weekend, a 596 from my local dealer. Until listening to this unit through my 568 I thought all digital outputs were created equal, I was wrong! Does anybody know what the upgrade path is for the 596? I have e-mailed Meridian and I got a very non-commital "there will be some type of upgrade to DVD-AUDIO". I an not sure what was meant by this, analog upgrade? digital upgrade? maybe both? It would be great if I could buy the 596 and just upgrade the digital connection along with the 568 digital connection, at a later date. My thinking is that it will still be some time before the DVD-AUDIO upgrade will happen for the 568 so why not enjoy the sound from the 596 now and (when available) upgrade both the 568 and 596 at the same time.

Thanks,
Steve