So what would one do if he had an 808.2i and an 861V4. He would send the signal analog out to the 861 or try to bypass the 861 completely. Then its a whole other can of worms.
I'd send the 88.2/24 upsampled digital input to the 861 in all cases.
- You get the benefit of the apodizing upsampling filter in the 808i.2.
- You get the benefit of the very effective FIFO de-jittering in the 861v4. Remember that the output of the 808.2 is around 90ps of jitter, which is presumably the jitter at the input of the 808.2 internal DACs. Chances are that the 861v4 will de-jitter to zero or exceptionally low levels. From there, you have lower jitter at the 861v4 DACs (vs. the jitter at the 808.2 DACs), or low jitter MHR transfer to DSP speakers and low jitter at the DSP speaker DACs.
Personally, I can't see the point of using the "i" 808.2 variant with an 861v4.
For the time being, *if* you have an 861v4, the 808.2 is the best CD transport out there, but only for its apodizing feature. But I have to believe that the 861v5 will have the apodizing upsampling technology. Why? Because you cannot apodize non-Meridian sources and then process at high resolution (e.g. for Trifield, MRC, etc.) unless you do it in the 861. Upsampling in the speaker would mean processing in the 861 at low res.
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