Help with Meridian 598 DP


I just bought the new Steely Dan "Gaucho" DVD-A disc (my first DVD-A disc). I am feeding the Meridian 598 signal out of its auxillary digital output via S/PDIF to a dCS Purcell upsampler, then into and Elgar D/A converter. This is a two channel setup.

My problem: I cannot get the disc to play in stereo. When I select the stereo option on the disc menu, I get "no input" on the Purcell. If I play it in "surround sound" mode, the Purcell picks up a signal, but I only get 2 of the 6 channels, so backgroud vocals and horns sound far away.

I have gone over the manual several times and tried just about everything I can think of, but still no stereo.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dave
davemon
Dave,

I do not have a Meridian, but it appears to me that you are trying to pass a hi-rez digital signal which will be flagged for copy protection via non-copy protected S/PDIF. Meridian does have a proprietary MHR link for passing hi-rez for some models of 598. See http://www.meridian-audio.com/apps/598%20FAQ_v2.pdf for a FAQ on 598. There is also a Meridian owners forum at http://www.softronix.com/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Meridian-II&number=2&DaysPrune=20&LastLogin= I believe you need to register to post. If you do not get the info you need here, you may try that forum for help.

Regards,
Will
Thanks for your help, Will.

I posted the question the the Meridian owners forum and got an immediate reply. It appears you cannot use the aux digital output for DVD-A. The only suggestion so far is to use analog!

I currently feed my Elgar directly into my amp, so I do not use a preamp. I am wondering if I could use a Meridian 568.2 surround processor (which I also don't have) to get digital stereo output?

Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Dave.
The answer is to use the L/R digital output instead of the aux digital output. Turn off MHR and set the output rate to 48, Works like a charm!

Dave.
Dave,

Good to hear you received the help you needed and are getting the results you want.

Enjoy,
Will
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