Phil Leigh;545483 Wrote: 
> If that's true - and I can't/don't want to argue it either way as I
> don't have any Meridian gear and you do - I'd love to know exactly how
> it's implemented in the processors. The speakers I understand. All I
> have is the datasheets you pointed me at (I've read a lot of them!) -
> and they mostly don't explain HOW things are implemented. A block
> diagram would be really helpful. I'm now fascinated by this from an
> engineering perspective - you have piqued my curiousity to the extent
> that I am now pouring over datasheets for equipment I will never own
> :-) 
> 
> Have you ever tested the G68 s/pdif outputs into your Tascam? Any level
> reduction there must be done in the digital domain.

Yes I have. SPDIF volume out of G68 to DSP speakers is fixed. One issue
though is Speaker Calibration is done digitally. If I reduce volume by
calibration then SPDIF goes down. If I reduce by Master Volume it's
fixed on SPDIF.

I agree a lot of us Meridian owners would love the gory details. A lot
is from some folks more knowledgable than I. Some is from older data
sheets. Some is from folks talking to folks at Meridian. Some on our
forum. The "DSP Speaker" doesn't change anything in this regard.
Meridian does not reinvent the wheel when they discover something. Like
their new Apodizing Filters are in speakers and preamps, their
upsampling is in speakers and preamps, their volume control is in
speakers and preamps. It's repackaging the same technologies. Think of
the G95 you looked at as just being inside the speaker. DAC, Preamp and
Amp all on one box. Like I said ealier biggest difference in DSP Speaker
are they do the crossovers digitally.

You can actually hear signature clicks at certain points of adjusting
volume on both Analog setups and DSP Setups. If it were pure digital
attenuation. You would see a similar reduction in dynamic range when
turning level down via G68 volume knob vs turning it down on
Transporter knob measuring the same DAC at the same levels on the same
sound card. Very different results. That's because transporter is JUST
digital attenution, which we know sucks.


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XP > Cat5 > Transporter/DuetController > SPDIF > Meridian G68 > DSP6000,
DSP5500HC, DSP5000
XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian DSP5000
XP > Cat5 > DuetReceiver > SPDIF > Meridian G91 > DSP5000

'My Transporter Setup'
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=350741&postcount=45)
'Hitch Hikers Guide to Meridian' (http://www.meridianunplugged.com)
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