WTD: Mint Meridian 206 CD player

[orbscure]

I'm looking for a mint Meridian 206 CD player... original remote would be nice, but its not a necessity... so any pointers appreciated ;)

Cheers
Pete

[orbscure]

I've finally managed to source a nice example of a Meridian 206B... but can somebody explain the difference between a standard 206 and the 206B? Also... what is the preferred method of output to my DAC... coax or optical?

[Andrew B]

Hi, the original 206 was multi bit, using the fab TDA1541 S1 crown DAC. The later B suffix denoted the change to Bitstream conversion.

Here's a list of the various incarnations


MERIDIAN 206

TDA1541A-S1 (Single Crown)

CDM-4/21

MERIDIAN 206B

TDA1547 (DAC7) – SAA7350

CDM-4/19

MERIDIAN 206 BS

2 x SAA7321 – SAA7350

CDM-4/19

MERIDIAN 206 DS

CS4328-KS – SAA7310GP

CDM-4/19

I've not experimented much with optical leads, I'm afraid. Something on my "to do" list ;)

[orbscure]

Many thanks Andrew... with regards coax vs optical, I've run both recently and cannot tell the difference or see any improvement of one over the other...

[Spectral Morn]

Personally I though the multi bit one sounded better than the bitstream one.


Regards Neil