Originally Posted by govcon
The HDMI section of the interview didn't say anything about whether they're looking to do or committing to an external solution which would also support legacy gear. So should I combine what was said in the interview with the reports from those who attended Cedia to get some sort of hybrid answer/conjecture?

The inference - and insider opinion at CEDIA - is that any Meridian HDMI audio processing will happen either in a Bluray player (bitstream-to-PCM) or in an external box (PCM-to-MHR). If you accept the latter as gospel then it would be incredibly foolish to not have that HDMI box support all of the current processors in use (861, G68 and 568). Seems to me the only ones left obsolete would be 565/541.

I am comfortable this is coming shortly and will be a best-in-class solution. My only worry is a 'replacement' 3xSPDIF pass-through on the HDMI box, but I am in the significant minority so suspect I will be out of luck (perhaps Shawn can add a 3xSPDI input to the HDMI box :/).

My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.