The September Stereophile has an extensive review of the Explorer by Art Dudley. Art is my favorite Stereophile writer and he does a great job with the Explorer. I don't think Art is much of a headphone guy but he spoke highly of everything else about the unit.

The review also contains extensive measurements by John Atkinson. They liked it and commented that it does use the Apodizing Filter and that the headphone out inverted absolute polarity. The unit had a constant headphone output impedance of 5.25 ohms across all audio frequencies. They tested SN 020005BC.

"An excellent value. Very highly recommended."

I hope to see Meridian's response appear in the Manufacturer Comments next month. I did not see their input in this month's magazine.

TV Room: F80, i80, Airport Express, Beresford mini toslink-mini toslink, Nordost Optix S-Video.
Main: Verdier turntable, Naim CD555, 2 x 555PS. Naim NAC 552, NAP500. ProAc D40-R. Fraim.
Upstairs: Naim CD5X, NaitXS, FlatcapXS, nSats, Isoblue rack.
Notable Extras: Halide DAC HD cable. Meridian Explorer.