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Is it churlish of me to consider the capital cost, RoI model and risk factor of this compared with funding a couple of people to answer the phone to assist those of us who have already purchased something?
In the spirit of Spinaltap, I would like to confirm that I am not involved in the corrupt theft of a global sport.
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Don't Panic!
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gianni, I know where you're coming from, but Meridian's (Muse's) plan is clearly to sell expensive kit to the very rich. However, I shudder to think how Meridian will respond if too many of these sheiks or footballers or movie stars have problems with their kit. I mean, those two in the Bangkok store don't exactly know anything about Meridian, do they?
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Is it churlish of me to consider the capital cost, RoI model and risk factor of this compared with funding a couple of people to answer the phone to assist those of us who have already purchased something? +1 I can just see it now ; " Tom Cruise in my Meridian 7200hc tweeter don't work shock "  Maybe I should hire a publicist ...... ~M~
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... but Meridian's (Muse's) plan is clearly to sell expensive kit to the very rich. However, I shudder to think how Meridian will respond if too many of these sheiks or footballers or movie stars have problems with their kit. VK that is a very important issue that has concerned me. I fear that will remain a serious issue for M unless they dramatically improve the functioning of their equipment before its release and the speed of dealing with problems that may still arise. I am not one of the "sheiks or footballers or movie stars". Note in the gallery the grand AV demo room with x2 7200s and a 7200HC below a flat screen and therefore with the treble height below the L and R speakers. To what extent is that arrangement determined by the appearance of the layout to impress the "sheiks or footballers or movie stars" or the sound and vision? I like the appearance but what audio compromise did they realise they introduced?
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Note in the gallery the grand AV demo room with x2 7200s and a 7200HC below a flat screen and therefore with the treble height below the L and R speakers. I actually like the demo room (for once) - it's got a 2.35:1 aspect screen, the kit looks great and, in silver, your attention is really drawn to it (which is precisely the idea in a demo room). Obviously, in a home cave, black speakers would be better. At HH2, Bob and Rhonda weren't concerned about the centre speaker tweeter alignment (for Trifield at least).
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President of the Imperial Galactic Government
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At HH2, Bob and Rhonda weren't concerned about the centre speaker tweeter alignment (for Trifield at least). VK, I was going to add that too. They seemed very relaxed about the variations in height with centres. I didn't take that to mean you can lay a 7200hc on the floor but 'in the vicinity' would be absolutely fine. That's been my findings so far too with my 7200 about half way up the height of the 8k's. If you close your eyes you truly can't say "oh that centre sounds a tad low". It's all together perfectly.
Rgds,
Nick
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It's to do with the dispersion pattern of (mainly) the tweeters. You will have seen on another thread about the small "sweet spot" reported with Sonus Fabers. This is because of the directional characteristics of these units.
Meridian speakers (and my ATCs) are just fine with the centre a bit lower than the main L+R pair. Mine are very well integrated so ,as Nick says, it is pretty much perfect.
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At HH2, Bob and Rhonda weren't concerned about the centre speaker tweeter alignment (for Trifield at least). VK, I was going to add that too. They seemed very relaxed about the variations in height with centres. I didn't take that to mean you can lay a 7200hc on the floor but 'in the vicinity' would be absolutely fine. That's been my findings so far too with my 7200 about half way up the height of the 8k's. If you close your eyes you truly can't say "oh that centre sounds a tad low". It's all together perfectly. Sorry if off the main topic, but I'm surprised and maybe a little hopeful reading this. I have vertical 5200s with 5500hc horizontal sitting on a cabinet shelf about 9 inches off the floor and tilted up a bit. The 5500hc definitely limits the sound stage height...just pulls it down. Maybe I have more tweaking to do? JimK
Roon, Technics SL10 turntable, Meridian 218, Jolida tube DAC, Nuforce STA 200 Amp and passive Swallow Acoustics ALS2 speakers
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Similar stores coming soon to NY, LA, London, and Abu Dhabi. 
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What Bluray player will the stores sell?
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what/who says they will ?
Rgds,
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