I have a G61, very happy with it, also happy with my 5500 24/96. I recently have the opportunity to upgrade to the DSP6000 but we believe these are the 18bit version.

Clearly I can't rely on AI, but Gemini is telling me that for numerous reasons, the 18 bit 6000 will be better than the 24/96 5500. I'm very happy with the realism, resolution, etc. of the 5500's but if anyone thinks the 18 bit 6000s are a better choice, I'm open minded.

And I run into that can't really use the 24/96 if they are 18bit because if any speaker in the chain is not 24.96 it won't put out HS.

Can anyone chime in on this?

Thanks