The HD621 is now in Australia (arrived last Friday). Mine arrived the other day and was set up with no problems. However with visitors here I have not yet had time to fully evaluate it.

AFAIK we only have 5.1 output at the moment (via the 3 supplied leads into "Multichannel 1" of the 861) with more software needed (and hopefully NOT another expensive 800 card) to get 7.1.

The setup here into the HD621 is -

* Topfield 7000 PVR (Records HD FTA onto a 250GB HDD)
* Pioneer DVR-LX60D recorder (Also a 250GB HDD but only a SD tuner)
* Panasonic DMP-DP35 Bluray player (modified by a guy in Melbourne to be region free)

These and other items feed audio to a V4 Meridian 861 -> Plinius and Halcro amps -> Sound Labs and other electrostatic speakers + 4 subs

The video feeds to an iScan DVDO VP50 PRO -> Sony VW200 projector -> 96" Stewart screen

I've been an audio nutter for over 50 years (and now a video nutter also) so am interested in audio only discs using the new formats. I'll follow up on "The Nordic Sound - 2L Audiophile reference recordings". Is there anything else available which will take advantage of the HD621?

EDIT: I see the disc must be purchased from Norway as Amazon etc only offer MP3 downloads ("Audiophile"????). Nutter as I am I baulk at paying 4x the cost of a CD or are there other less expensive outlets?


John

Last edited by Tassie Devil; 2009-03-26 00:10.