Originally Posted by Dave02
Sonically, are upgraded speakers the same as their later versions (e.g. D6000s vs DSP6000 MkII), as I noticed they sell for less. I assume this is due to cabinet chnages?

Hi Dave

Sonically, an upgraded model will sound identical to a native model, but most people prefer to buy one which left the factory with the latest spec, rather than being older and updated, hence the price differentials.

I was careful above to note "the DSP speaker range", for the reason you've now spotted...the D6000 was an earlier model and whilst physically the same, was different wrt the electronics. It became the DSP6000, later had 96/24 capability added, and later changes moved it to MkII. Same with the DSP5000...it started as the D600 > DSP5000 > DSP5000 96/24 version > DSP5000MkII.

Also DSP 5500 > DSP 5500 96/24 > DSP 5500 MkII.

Meridian offered staged upgrades which could get you from very early spec up to the latest (albeit you had old cabinets) but they were costly and on the used market it makes much more sense to buy the actual model you want in the first place. It's doubtful if Meridian still hold upgrade kits for speakers which have been out of production for some years anyway.

Cheers

George