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You also need to have a power outlet for the C15, so that means you have 3 wires .
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Hi, Jim. It depends on whether you get an MC200 or MC600 versus an MS600. All three have digital outputs to connect to your DAC of choice, but the MC200 and soon to be released MC600 have internal storage. In your scenario with a Control 15 and either an MC200 or MC600, you would be able to seamlessly use all of the storage on both units in your listening room. The Control 15 and the MC200 each have 500 GB of storage.
With respect to ripping CD's to an MC200 or MC600, yes, they don't have a CD drive. With your Mac computers, you could use Meridian's ControlMac application to rip the CD's to your MC200 or MC600. That application can also be used to control the playback in lieu of using an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, if say you wanted to use your Macbook Air. There is also a web-browser control page but with less flexibility than the ControlMac application.
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I can't wait for mine to arrive. howie |
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Thanks, Howie! Please let us know when you get yours installed.
I'm looking forward to your review!
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John Houston Upstairs - C1000C/T, MX170, MC1.2KW x 4, MC501 x 2, MC252, MVP881, MCD1100, MDA1000, MEN220, MPC1500, XRT1K's, XCS1K, XLS320's, Gotham, Sony VPL-VW675ES, Sony XBR-55X930E, Panasonic DP-UB9000, Apple TV 4K, Kaleidescape Strato C, Roon Core on Nucleus & MS600 Houston Downstairs - Den (Zone A): MX122, MR88, MCD500, MVP871, MC207, DD18, Sony XBR-75Z9D, OPPO BDP-203, Sonos Port, Apple TV 4K, Sooloos MS200, B&W 805 Diamond x 2, B&W HTM4 Diamond, B&W CWM8 x 2; Living Room (Zone B): Sony XBR-65Z9D, MC402 & XR200's Austin Theater - MX180, MC8207, MI254; Lumagen Radiance Pro; Kaleidescape Strato; OPPO UDP-203; Sooloos MS200; Apple TV 4K; Sonos Connect; Paradigm Signature S8 (2), C5, SIG-1.5R-v.3 (4) SIG-1.5R-30 v.3 (4), SUB2; JVC RS3100; Sony XR-85X95K; Screen Innovations Black Diamond 2.35:1 Austin Den - Marantz AV7701, MM7055; Paradigm Studio 10 v5 (2), Studio CC-590 v5, RVC-12SQ, SA-10R (2); Sony XBR-65Z9D; Apple TV 4K |
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If you want to use wireless for the Internet connection for the Sooloos components this should work fine. So with multiple Sooloos components you could setup a dedicated network for them and have it wireless connected to your Internet router. With a single Control 15 the Ethernet connection would only be for internet access, so wireless for this would be fine. The downside is there is only 500gig on a Control 15, this will fill up fast. Actually once everything is loaded on a Control 15 you could go without an Internet connection and just have the digital out going to your DAC. If you are worried about using a long digital cable I can give you the info needed to make a balanced digital cable out of Cat 5 cable to use the Speaker Link output. I have used a 30 foot Liberty coax digital cable and a Cat 5 balanced digital cable from my Control 10 to my MDA1000 and they both sounded the same to me. I'm still using both cables, I have the Speaker Link Cat 5 cable going to my main system and the coax digital output going to my bedroom system, this is a good way to make the Control 10/15 give you 2 zones.
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I really can't run CAT 5 cabling in my home. The lower level where my 2-Channel room is located is virtually inaccessible for rewiring unless I want to rip out all of the dry walled tray ceilings. I am almost forced to go Wireless in my house. I think there are too many issues to deal with a Sooloos system for me. Jim Last edited by Still-One; 01-12-2011 at 11:53 PM. |
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The only downside I see is that the MC200 only has 500 GB of storage, which would limit you to about 1000 CD's or even less if you had many 24 bit/96 KHz Hi-Res files. If you decide to try it and don't like it, if your dealer won't take it back, I'll buy it.
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John Houston Upstairs - C1000C/T, MX170, MC1.2KW x 4, MC501 x 2, MC252, MVP881, MCD1100, MDA1000, MEN220, MPC1500, XRT1K's, XCS1K, XLS320's, Gotham, Sony VPL-VW675ES, Sony XBR-55X930E, Panasonic DP-UB9000, Apple TV 4K, Kaleidescape Strato C, Roon Core on Nucleus & MS600 Houston Downstairs - Den (Zone A): MX122, MR88, MCD500, MVP871, MC207, DD18, Sony XBR-75Z9D, OPPO BDP-203, Sonos Port, Apple TV 4K, Sooloos MS200, B&W 805 Diamond x 2, B&W HTM4 Diamond, B&W CWM8 x 2; Living Room (Zone B): Sony XBR-65Z9D, MC402 & XR200's Austin Theater - MX180, MC8207, MI254; Lumagen Radiance Pro; Kaleidescape Strato; OPPO UDP-203; Sooloos MS200; Apple TV 4K; Sonos Connect; Paradigm Signature S8 (2), C5, SIG-1.5R-v.3 (4) SIG-1.5R-30 v.3 (4), SUB2; JVC RS3100; Sony XR-85X95K; Screen Innovations Black Diamond 2.35:1 Austin Den - Marantz AV7701, MM7055; Paradigm Studio 10 v5 (2), Studio CC-590 v5, RVC-12SQ, SA-10R (2); Sony XBR-65Z9D; Apple TV 4K |
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