Originally Posted by tommypeters[/quote
With a Meridian system you set the Oppo to decode the SACD/DSD to PCM. This is then usually sent over HDMI, but on a modified Oppo over the three coax to Meridian's (digital) input.

Thanks Tommy, that's what I had hoped. The combination of Bluray and SACD makes this a much better proposition than SACD alone.

Main system: 818v3, 861v6, HD621, Oppo 103D, DSP8000PP, DSP7200SE HC, DSP3200, SGR Sub
Family room: HD621, 861v6, DSP5200 L/C/R
Headphones: Schiit Mjolnir v1, Sennheiser HD800; (office) iFi iDSDPro, Focal Elegia