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Anyone know anything about the new Meridian 861 v6

On the Stereophile web page; they hinted that Meridian is releasing a new surround sound processor at THE later this week; the 861 v6; skipping the v5. Anyone know if it has the new aphodizing filters built into the 808 v. ii; or if it handles hdmi and new hd audio internally without needing the HD 621 switch? Will the new Sooloos card be improved dacs for any music server; or will it only support Meridian products? I have an older 861v4.2; can't wait to see what this new update includes; and of course; if it has real world pricing...and how it stacks up with the new MacIntosh 150 surround controller..I like my 861; but can't figure out yet how to reconfigure settings on my own; always need to call the service guy out; which is a real pain and not cheap...
Thanks....
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kennyt
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go to Meridian's website and download the configure utility, it's only PC but it will allow you to configure the 861 yourself. The learning curve isn't too bad.

I understand they are adding the new RJ45 connector that is on their speakers so the v6 can better control a fully digital Meridian system, and yes, they have a new card for interfacing with the Sooloos system. Not sure of any other mods though when they first spoke of this @ CEDIa two years ago it was supposed to have significantly improved audio for everything. They might have one set up @ CES, we'll see.
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kr4
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All the new product announcements are on the Meridian website and, also, at http://www.meridianunplugged.com

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timmyb
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It looks like all Meridian components (DSP line of speakers, 808.3, Sooloos) max out at 24/96 resolution. The SpeakerLink connection between components supports 96 kHz max. The DACs in the speakers seem to upsample to 192 kHz. So, how does one use a Sooloos to store and transmit true 24/192 content to the Meridian speakers? If this is not possible, I'll wait to buy Meridian gear until it does.
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