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Meridian 'down samples' anything greater than 96khz (unless it's an MQA file).
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As you say, 218 will accept 192kHz files but downsample to 96kHz -which is unfortunate for my XE series speakers which take the higher rates natively.
So, the latest generation from Meridian -finally!- do not have the limit established 25 years ago. We were promised this with Special Edition…
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I have DSP5200 (SpeakerLink variety) connected to 210 and stream from Qobuz using M-Connect app on iPhone... works very well. MConnect also works when streaming from WiimPro .
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Did they ever fix the tidal mqa through mconnect to 218. Used to work but then stopped and Meridian refused to comment
I also wonder if wiim ultra straight into 218 would get mqa tidal working?
Last edited by Toony; 2025-07-12 17:47.
G65, HD621, 5x DSP5200SE, MC200.
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MQA works with my WiiM Pro into 218.
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Theater: 218, Allo Signature, miniDSP, HD621, C61R, DSP5200SEu, 420, 33, NHT subs
EtherREGEN w/Finisar fiber, Shunyata Denali
Living Room: RPi4 Diretta Host & Target, Ghent USB > Singxer SU-6 > AES NA M-Links > DSP9
Shunyata TritonV3, LHY lps, Farad Super3, Stack AUVA feet
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Is MQA ending soon and being removed from Tidal?
If I forget about getting mqa working by plugging the wiim ultra into my 218 and using Tidal
Will I gain any extra sound quality listening to qobuz hi res through the 218 via SPDIF vs via the g65 on the toslink in? And get rid of 218 altogether?
Last edited by Toony; 2025-07-14 21:57.
G65, HD621, 5x DSP5200SE, MC200.
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Your ultimate alternative is to replace your G65 with a Lyngdorf MP-40 or MP-60.
It has integral Qobuz Connect, Tidal Connect, and Spotify Connect.
Plus, it uniquely has integral Tidal Connect with Dolby Atmos Music.
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Qobuz connect isn’t available just yet. I expect it will be in the next firmware release as it is in the TDAI products already.
Tidal connect with Atmos has some excellent albums. Some are a bit synthetic but there very many to try of all genres.
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The imminent arrival of the new My Lyngdorf app looks cool, too.
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I think they will come around the same time. At least I hope so.
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The wiim ultra has all of them working now.
Just trying to understand difference between using 218 or G65 in terms of audio quality
G65, HD621, 5x DSP5200SE, MC200.
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You are limited by the output capability of your speakers - that is up to 96khz - regardless of the higher resolution source material being fed to them via your G65 or your 218.
The exception is MQA source material, which, if passing through the 218 to your DSP5200SE's, is up to 352khz.
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