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Meridian as a Preamp Question

I currently have a system comprised of Wilson WP7's a Meridian 568.2 Processor and a 598DP DVD additionally I've just recently purchaced a Conrad Johnson 350 Amp. My question is how do I get the best two channel music and still maintain the Meridian for surround. Would an upgrade to a G61 enable me to get the best from my Wilson's or do I need to add an analog preamp and send two channel analog from a DVD player with analog out to the amp and the digital siginal to amp from the meridian? Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Stan
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Cytocycle,

Thanks for your thoughts, my understanding is for that for digital material (redbook CD's), good digital handling aka good DAC's are the most important element. My 598 DVD player is connected to the 568.2 using a Smartlink,which is a proprietary digital link that keeps the info from being down converted when it leaves the DVD player , which in theory should reduce jitter and give a smother sound. Ultimately are you saying that a good two channel preamp despite inferior DAC's will produce a better result?

Thank you,

Stan
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