Originally Posted by misterdoggy
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.

Yes- but you know the rule for computers: garbage in, garbage out. You can't create something from nothing so if the DAC in the BR machine is just OK then youre digitizing an OK result inside the processor and onward. Now, I am sure the sound even from an OK DAC is pretty good now days but Im no expert.

best regards,
Jerry

Best regards,
Jerry
Main System: 861v6, DSP8000s in corners, DSP7000s Center and Sides, 1-9 humans.