Seeing as you have already tried and liked a G91, you should definitely get some DVD-A discs to try. There are more than 200 DVD-A Discs EASILY available on the internet and probably another 60 96/24 2-Channel Music Discs

Please dont think of DVD-A as Multi Channel. They ALL carry a High Resolution 2-Channel 24bit 96khz mix which you will really enjoy on your D8k's.

I would be shocked if your Meridian Dealer didnt have a few DVD-A's that you could borrow to try out. When it costs nothing to try.....

If you want to look at what's available then try the following

Amazon.com
DVDEmpire.com
ClassicRecords.com
Play247.com

As you probably know the G91 that you have tried is BOTH a CD Player AND a Processor. This will give you MOST of the what the other Meridian processor's will give you, but not Room Correction. However that doesnt seem to appeal to you anyway.

As you state that you are interested in Music only, then the G91 would be a good purchase as Meridian have no short term plans for a HD DVD or BluPay player. These discs and players are all about Movies anyway and may not be of interest to you?

If you REALLY have no longer term interest in Movies or Multi Channel music, then a G98 MIGHT offer Slightly better CD replay. Any difference may be difficult to hear due to the Processing capabilities of your D8k's, but it would be slightly cheaper than the G91

One last thing I will mention again is to try to borrow a Meridian centre speaker from your dealer and try it with the G91. The Centre speaker will simply plug into the back of the G91 and you can try Trifield with some of your favourite CD's. My suggestion would be a vertical DSP5200

I understand that this may not appeal to you but if you can borrow the speaker from your dealer then surely it worth trying with an open mind to see if it appeals to you. Especially when it wouldn't cost you anything except time.....

Good luck and enjoy your D8k's


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