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... Bob Stuart's engineering expertise?
If so, maybe you'd rather get the player that JGH would have bought:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/sony-cdp-x779es-cd-player-page-2
Meridian 263: Digital to analog converter with Delta-Sigma conversion. Frequency response: 20Hz20kHz ±0.2dB. Distortion: !x0.004%. Conversion: 8x-interpolation filter, 64x Delta-Sigma DAC. Input sampling frequency: 32kHz48kHz. Inputs: One coaxial on RCA jack. Outputs: One single-ended stereo pair on RCA jacks.
Dimensions: 6.25" W by 3.9" H by 12.9" D. Weight: 8 lbs (shipping).
Price: $895 (1993); no longer available (2018).
Meridian 200: CD transport with remote control. Outputs: One coaxial (RCA jack), one optical (Toslink jack). Communications: One 5-pin DIN jack for communications link to other Meridian products.
Dimensions: 12.6" W by 3.9" H by 12.9" D. Weight: 14 lb.
Price: $1495. (1993); no longer available (2018)
Both:
Finishes: black textured enamel and glass.
Approximate number of dealers: 55.
Manufacturer: Meridian Audio Ltd., Latham Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6YE, England, UK. Tel: (44) (0)1480-445678. Fax: (44) (0)1480-445686. North American Distributor: Meridian America Inc., Atlanta, GA 30331 (1993). MAI, 351 Thornton Road #108, Lithia Springs, GA 30122. Tel: (404) 344-7111. Web: www.meridian-audio.com.
... Bob Stuart's engineering expertise?
If so, maybe you'd rather get the player that JGH would have bought:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/sony-cdp-x779es-cd-player-page-2
Meridian gear has always been over priced and under performing.