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My experience with Meridian

Had Yamaha, Denon , Lexicon now Meridian . My first Meridian was 568.2 processor then two 557 one 556 power amps .1 m33centre Changed processor for G68j. what an upgrade! More dynamic, open and more air. Changed my Dynaudio speakers to Dali, another big difference. Sounds a lot more open and detailed. Compared my 598dvd with a lot of CD players. Marantz, Arcam, Naim, the Naim CD player was �4000 then power supply �3000 tried it both ways. No comparison with 598. The 598 sounded far better in my system more air and more detailed. Tried G98dvd just a little quieter background than 598 not worth changing it. I run my front speakers with two 557-power amps on each speaker in mono. 1000 watts to each speaker. Then I tried DSP speakers.DSP 3100 dsp5500 dsp5200 I did not like them, not as open or as dynamic or detailed . The bass was all over the place with the DSP 5500. I think it must be the ribbon tweeters on the Dali speakers that make them so open the sound is so good I have heard systems costing 3, 4and 5 times the price that don`t sound as good as mine. For home cinema and music there is not much out there that will touch Meridian. I had ps3 for Bluray, sold it and got the Sony bdp.s1es Bluray player, absolutely fantastic. Uncompressed pcm and dtsHD 5.1 Analogue sounds 5 to 10% better than normal ac3 and dts throw the digital cable. And I just found out I can reconfigure my other analogue inputs for another 5.1 analogue inputs on the G68j. Fantastic I think I will get the Toshiba HD player for Christmas. I tried 7.1 in my living room but it didn`t work for me so I will just stick to 5.1. While I am on the subject, for HDMI switching on my processor I don`t need it.
This is just my two cents.
Thanks.



System G68j 598dvd ,2 557 ,1 556 power amps, m33center, Sony Bluray bdps1es, Sony pearl 1080p projector. Panasonic 42in 1080p plasma TV. Front Dali helicon 400, Dali in wall back speakers, Snell ps10sub, Chord signature cables all round. X-box 360HD add on.

what screen are you using with the pearl , and am i reading right that you have 2 no 5:1 analogue ins on your 68j

Yes 2 analogue 5.1 ins on G68j. I have to reconfigure one on the laptop. Projector screen is Grandview cyber series 16.9 8feet.thanks

Hi Nucky,

Interesting experience especially with the DSP speakers.
My only experience I had with any DSP was with the 5200 and 3100 and not enough time to do serious critical listening so I cannot really comment. I never compared them head to head to my Sonus Faber GPH.
However there is a member of the forum, Steve H, who owns Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage and claimed that they sounded clearer and better than his previous DSP5000 so you are not alone in your observation.
I had a chance to listen to Dali Ikon 7 hooked to top of the line naim equipment (CDS3 with its power supply and nap 300) and it did make the Dali sing.
You mentioned naim CDP inferior sounding compared to 598 but I think naim is a case of equipment that sounds good only when it is partnered with its siblings. That was my impression.
naim lower end CDPs usually are bright and fatiguing (at least to my ear) but it seems that the naim amps have "softening" effect on the naim players and as a complete system I must say it sounded impressive. The problem is, as you stated, to get a decent sound from naim, one should invest multi thousand Dollars where Meridian is much more affordable, more flexible (when partnering with different gear) and sounding as good as the best that naim can offer(a matter of personal taste).

Cheers,

Doron

hi Doron. The naim didn`t sound as good in my system. It had a little to much bias and not as open . but it did sound very good in my friends naim system. It was cds3 CD player and xps power supply. Witch is a very good CD player. Thanks.


System G68j 598dvd ,2 557 ,1 556 power amps, m33center, Sony Bluray bdps1es, Sony pearl 1080p projector. Panasonic 42in 1080p plasma TV. Front Dali helicon 400, Dali in wall back speakers, Snell ps10sub, Chord signature cables all round. X-box 360HD add on.