Steve,

I prefer the phrase "the bleeding edge" cus it hurts so much to be there wink

Meridian were actually about 2 years behind the first offerings for DVD-A players. By the time they delivered their product I was already listening to full resolution digital output via a hacked DVD-A player and I still haven't, nor have any plans to, upgrade my 800 to DVD-A compatible status...

I also now use a TacT TCS2 processor, in place of my 861, because TacT delivered digital room-correction about two years before Meridian's offering...

It's frustrating to me as an owner of kit as capable as Meridian's to be forced to go to a competitor for support as I will once again be forced to do in order to play HD-DVD/Blu-Ray discs.

I suspect my 800 [with third-party SDI card!] will now become a legacy device used for my DVDs.

The only Meridian kit I will continue to actively use are my DSP5500/D2500.

Cheers,

Mark

My Music : My Cinema