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Senior Shouting Officer
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Main system - Sources (Kodi-HTPC, Vero 4k, FireTV, Sat) into Trinnov Altitude 32 (8-16) (+Roon), Trinnov Amplitude 8 amp & Vivid Audio (Giya G3, V1.5) and REL Stentor III speakers. Others: F80 + Raspberry Pi and other Pi systems.
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Hitchhiker
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My guess is they've overlooked that one!
System 1:
568.2MM, G98DH, Denon DVD-A1XV, Sony CDP-228ES, UHD722, D5KC, D5500.2K, DSP33, Sony UDP-800, AppleTV 4K, Sony KE85XH9096BU
System 2:
562V, M20, AppleTV
System 3
501, 555, AppleTV, Acoustic Energy AE1
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Pan-dimensional being
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Pan-dimensional being
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I have been told that the unit will ship in late February / early March of thsi year...
Audio: Triad Monitor Golds, Surround Golds, Silver Subwoofers; Procella P-18 Subwoofer; QSC DCA 16622s, 1644, 3422, BASIS 922uz; ADA MACH IV B
Other: APC S-15s; Crestron
Sources and Video: Ran out of characters .....................
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Don't Panic!
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Don't Panic!
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My guess is they've overlooked that one! To be fair to Meridian, it's only us nit-pickers that know it's there! Most people won't.
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Working on the ultimate question
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Working on the ultimate question
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I wonder if Meridian refer to this community as something as gentle as nit-pickers?  If at all?  Mark
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Paranoid android
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Paranoid android
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Frank and Cliff,
Thanks for your help. This forum is like a GPS for me in a minefield of technical befuddlement. Now I will contact Shawn and take a brave step forward.
Home: DSP8000's, DSP5500HC, DSP5200's, 861v6>v8+ID41, MC200, HD621.
Oppo BDP-83, Kuro PDP-6020FD, Sennheiser HD650.
Hawaii: Meridian F80 with i80, iPod Classic 160GB.
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President of the Imperial Galactic Government
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President of the Imperial Galactic Government
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Robbo, Hear Hear. My sentiment exactly.
Phase 1 (Now):
Current 800 DVD HDMI out and 6 channels of MHR.
Plus 800-HD621 HDMI Card
Plus 800-MMHR 8 Channel Card
Phase 2 (2009 ish):
800 DVD HDMI out and (optional HDD Server integration)
Plus 800-HD621 HDMI Card
Plus 800-MMHR 8 Channel Card
Phase 3 (2010 ish):
800 Blu-Ray HDMI out (and optional HDD Server integration)
Plus 800-HD621 HDMI Card
Plus 800-MMHR 8 Channel Card
With new (upgrades for ) G series models following suit.
Now would be an elegant two box (Audio + Video) solution.
861v6+ID40, HD621, 8000.2, 7200HC, 7200.2, SKYQ Silver, PS3, PDP-LX6090, QNAP TS870-Pro (8*6TB), Roon, iPadAir2.
[In Reserve] C15, MD600 (2*3TB), TwinStore RM (2*2TB)
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Hitchhiker
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Hitchhiker
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Phase 4 (2012 ish): 800 Blu-Ray+HDD-server: HDMI (video only) + 8ch. MMHR+Smartlink Plus 800-MMHR 8 Channel Card Phase 5 (ever?): 800 Blu-Ray+HDD-server+processing: HDMI (video only) + 8ch. MMHR Nice to dream about the future 
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Hitchhiker
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Perhaps I am missing something here, as I am new to Meridian products...
(my 861 is due to be delivered tomorrow, I can't wait!)
If I am to use my PS3 as my souce, what is the difference of using this unit or using the following setup:
PS3 Optical Out -> 861 Optical In
PS3 HDMI Out -> Sony TV HDMI In
What is the benefit of running it all through the HDMI in conjuntion with the HD621?
Speakers: B&W's - 800D (2), HTM1D, CCM817 (4), JL Fathom (2)
Amps: MC501 (3) & Adcom 7500
Pre/Pro: Meridian 861v8
Sources: Sooloos/Roon, Kaleidescape
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Senior Shouting Officer
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Senior Shouting Officer
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PS3 HDMI Out -> HD621 -> Sony TV HDMI In
HD621 -> 861 Smartlink
This will unleash the full lossless audio potential of Blu-Ray movies in your system.
The setup you mentioned will only get you lossy audio.
Last edited by crion; 2009-01-14 01:08.
DSP8000SE, DSP7200SEHC, DSP5200SE sides, DSP7200SE rears, 861v8, 210, Sim2 Ultranero 4, Stewart Cinecurve 2.35:1, XEIT CM-5E Anamorphic lens, Dune HD Duo Cinema 8K and Wireworld Platinum 48G HDMI -> UHD722 -> Shunyata Omega Ethernet. Shunyata/Furutech power-cables/filters. SR Master Fuse@861v8. Uptone Etherregen with 10MHz OCXO clock.
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Great Green Arkleseizure
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Great Green Arkleseizure
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PS3 Optical Out to 861 Optical In will give you standard Dolby Digital and DTS, both of which are lossy (compressed) formats.
PS3 HDMI Out to Sony TV HDMI In will give you stereo (through little speakers)
PS3 HDMI Out to HD621 HDMI In to HD621 3xSPDIF Out to 861 3xSPDIF In will give you Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA, both of which are high resolution lossless (uncompressed) formats.
It's a little like the difference between MP3s and CDs
Bottom line - PS3 to HD621 to 861 is going to sound much better.
561, DSP5500s, DSP5000C, analog sides and rears
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Hitchhiker
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Hitchhiker
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Not to get too far off topic but how would you compare the CLUX soln to the HD621? I know this has been asked before, but for "someguy" and myself who want to get the BD lossless codecs into their 861 (currently using Panny BD50 and IA45 analog inputs). I am about to order the CLUX from S. Fogg (3x SPDIF). Would there be any benefit in ordering the 4X SPDIF? Will M be increasing their inputs to 8 channel soon? Again, sorry if this is off topic.
Rafael
861v6, DSP3100 x3, D1500, Revivers, DSP33 x 5
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