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I don't believe it and would be astonished if this is the case. Why on Earth would Meridian come up with MMHR and release a new 4xMHR card rather than an MMHR input card? So it can ask new 861 purchasers to buy another card? That's not Meridian's style, nor is illogical card releases. Are you *sure* you weren't looking at the 4x MHR *output* card?

To bad I didn't take a pic of it. I honestly cant be absolutely sure it wasn't a 4xMHR output-card, but I do think we asked about the card and RJ45 card, and they wouldn't talk about new cards for 861 at the moment. Anyway, I will get ahold of the HD621 next week, and will ask some more about cards with the Norwegian distributor. Its about time to blow the dust of my Meridian gear. I haven't used it for like decades, or at least it feels like it.

Thanks for being candid. I could be wrong, but I would, genuinely, be surprised.

Didn't they need something to test the 4th output on the HD621 (in house any way)

That thought had occured to me. Joern didn't say if it was a brand new production box or a development box.

Couldn't they test it in house with an appropriate number of DSP loudspeakers with the MMHR input?

Not if they want to do it right with calibration and distance delays.

Yes, that would certainly be true for testing an overall system/solution. But, strictly speaking, I don't think that would be a requirement for testing that the HD621 itself is working correctly.

Dan

It was just a thought guys, no need to be so serious.

The test is to see if the output works correctly... that means do the MHR outputs map to the right channel pairs. You're talking about a correctly configured systems.

Two distinctly different tests, with different success criteria.

Hi Guys

Anyone using this combination, and ready to report findings yet?

Cheers

George

When you've spent money on a new toy it's always difficult to be subjective, I suppose, but I'll try!

The HD621 has really given new life to the my ageing 568.2mm, already owning a 598DP DVD I bought a 2-Way VGA Switch and a 3 Phono Plug to VGA breakout cable then trial and error with plugging phono's to the HD HD621.

I use a PS3 for Blu-Ray and SADC, and a Toshiba XE1 for SD DVD and HD-DVD, uncoupled all the SPIDF's reconfigured the 569.2. The relevant sources were reconfigured to 'Multichannel' and you are ready to go.

It's a no brainer, get one today.. of course the HD Dolby and DTS are impressive, but also vanilla DTS and Dolby and Matrix sources are impoved, the players doing the work and onpassing to PCM, with the 568.2mm distributing to your sound array, mine a mixture one DSP5000C 96.24, Reference KEF's 203 tri-amped and KEF 9000's for surrounds and tactile transducer for the sub 34hz stuff(I dislike sub-woofers).

The steering is better, clarity , ambience ... I realise that I'm not using the 568.2mm for what was is it's primary design but who cares, sign up you will not regret it.

Philip