[trose49]

APPLE TV MUSIC SERVER!

Without the DIP:

 

[monolith]

So your secret is radioactive cabling, eh?

 

[trose49]

Flash off of TechFlex Reflex Cable! LOL!

I will try for better pics tomorrow! I spent all night getting it set up and syncing etc!

I think the Monarchy will not be part of this system it added an etchyness to the DAC. The Meridian 203 DAC sounds great all by itself. Talk about old school the DAC is 17 years old!

OLD MEETS NEW!

 

[oicdn]

Holy hell...that's one SERIOUS rig....

 

[memepool]

Quote:

Originally Posted by trose49 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Meridian 203 DAC sounds great all by itself. Talk about old school the DAC is 17 years old!

nearer 19 years old ? I think it was actually the first ever true separate DAC / Transport set along with the Meridian 200 and a Sony 555 or somesuch DAC/ Transport which came out around the same time.

Still a Meridian is a Meridian. Gotta love those '80s pinstripes

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by memepool /img/forum/go_quote.gif Still a Meridian is a Meridian. Gotta love those '80s pinstripes

Too bad digital came too late, a few years earlier it would've arrived before the black plaque.

 

[MrJoshua]

Awesome system!

Is the Monarchy an external clock for the DAC or am I way off?

 

[trose49]

The born on date on mine is 12 / 1990. This is when the chipset was updated to the deltasigma which is still used in many of todays devices.

The additiion of the Monarchy Dip created a more sterile sound and lacked the warmth the Meridian already had. I actually wanted the dip to improve the sound but no luck!

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrJoshua /img/forum/go_quote.gif Awesome system! Is the Monarchy an external clock for the DAC or am I way off?

Yes this model ia a clock / Jitter reduction and upsampler which was not a benefit on this DAC because it is only 16bit! So its out of the loop!

 

[memepool]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dept_of_Alchemy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Too bad digital came too late, a few years earlier it would've arrived before the black plaque.

Meridian actually claim on their website http://www.meridian-audio.com/p_cd_history.htm that the 203 came out in 1985 which would make it 22 years old but I think it went through several revisions. You can't see in the pix but it's actually a dark grey / black with perspex covering and fine yellow pinstripes.

First gen Meridian MCD (1983) is grey nextel which has it's own cosmetic issues but early Philips / Marantz machines still came in silver or "champagne gold" as Marantz are wont to call it.

I think the black fashion was around 1986? onwards? not sure. Naim switched to Olive green around this time presumably because they thought their minimalist "chrome bumper" aesthetic didn't stand out from the crowd enough any more

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by trose49 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The born on date on mine is 12 / 1990. This is when the chipset was updated to the deltasigma which is still used in many of todays devices.

see above

 

[trose49]

Loving the system! I noticed there is another Meridian 203 DAC "DAC 7" which is the Delta Sigma Version (The good one) On AUDIOGON if anyone wants a good dac cheap!

 

[Icarium]

Many prefer R2R Dac chips over Delta Sigma. Not saying necessarily that I am one, but the superiority of Delta Sigma is somewhat debatable. I think it depends more on chip to chip.

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icarium /img/forum/go_quote.gif Many prefer R2R Dac chips over Delta Sigma. Not saying necessarily that I am one, but the superiority of Delta Sigma is somewhat debatable. I think it depends more on chip to chip.

Always personal pref of coarse. As my DAC is 17 years old and the prior chipset goes back to 1985. I personally was happy to find the later version but to each his own!

 

[lan]

I'll look forward to hearing this at the NYC meet

There are a lot of parts though. I cannot handle all the wires.