My present system has the Apple Express to stream music to my G68. My intent is to keep path all digital up to the G68 input in order to best utilize the G68 DAC performance.
I am considering the HD621 + Apple TV in order to: 2) use the MHR input rather than the optical input, 2) minimize the jitter at the G68 DAC input, which should improve the analog output signal integrity.
My dealer tells me that the HD621 set up requires a service call. I am pretty tech savvy and have never had a problem setting up anything. Has anyone set up the HD621 themselves? Or does the setup require programming that is undocumented, and does indeed require a service call? I would hate to own a product that someone else controls. That just doesn't sit will with me.
It is fairly well documented and, if you have ever used MConfig, this is not a big job. Several of us have posted how we did it at Meridian Hitchhiker forum.
Since you have an HD621, can you comment on the differnce it makes for sound? Comparisons get complicated and uncertain when you make more than 1 change. So let's make the simplest comparison:
1) G98 -> G68 MHR 2) G98 -> HD621 -> G68 MHR
Would going from 1) to 2) make a difference in sound? Or was your intent primarily to provide an HDMI switch?
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