Sadly the event wasn't that well attended on Saturday afternoon, nowhere near as well as last year, which I also went to. But this did give me the chance to spend an inordinate amount of time with Richard - most of the afternoon in fact - for which I'm very grateful.

Richard is very, very knowledgeable and a fascinating guy to talk with. We discussed all manner of things about Meridian; the SE range of course but much more as well - power supplies, the impossibility of the perfect crossover, DSP algorithms, type approval issues, supply chain considerations and much more besides, some of which must remain confidential.

Is there any particular aspect you're interested in? If so I may be able to expand a little.

BTW, the improvement of the 7200SE over the 7200.2 is quite tangible, albeit a little more subtle than the 7200/861v6 to 7200.2/861v8 comparison demonstrated last year. To my ears the improvements are all about the timing and the space around and between the music - the SE definitely achieves greater precision.

Part of me went hoping the difference would be subtle enough for me to ignore - I don't think that's the case though so it looks like I'm going to have to prepare my wallet for another savage assault wink


Main: 861v8+ID41, 218, HD621, DSP8000SE u, DSP7200SE u, DSP7200HCSE u, Oppo BDP103D, LG OLED557BV.
Second: 218, DSP3200, DSW.
Other Rooms: 1) F80 + MS200. 2) F80 + MS200, 3) F80 + R Pi. 4) F80 + R Pi, 5) F80 + R Pi
Vintage: 207 CD Pro, Lecson AC1 + FM1 + AP3 MkII, Quad ESL 57s