Originally Posted by JerryL
Thank you Mr. Doggy. I don't doubt it at all. Of course some of this depends on the quality of your Bluray player's DACs. Which player are you using? So I am not debating you as to which way sounds better, but at this point it seems like the smart move for me is to wait as the Meridian solution seems to be in the shorter term (less than one year). I truly hope that is the case.

best regards,
Jerry

Even though the Dacs of the Bluray player are OK the inputs into the 861 go thru reprocessing before going out analog. Its not just pass thru.

Meridian 861V4, 808i, McIntosh MC1201(2), MC252, MC501, DVDO VP50PRO, Sony Bravia 52inch, Sony BDS500, B&W 800D's(2), 804s(2), ASW825, HTM1D, Nordost Frey, Transparent RR