Hi all,

Well it's been a few months but at long last I got my system up and running on the 12th September. I have waited for a few weeks so I can give a more considered opinion re sound quality and overall performance.

All I can say is that it was well worth the wait. The sound quality is head and shoulders above anything I have owned previously and sounds better in my lounge than I remember at the auditions. I know it's a bit of a cliche but I am noticing sounds that I have not heard before. I was quite concerned as I thought at one stage I had a crackling tweeter but this turned out to be background noise in the original recording that I just had not noticed before. The sweet spot for the sound stage is quite limited but this I believe is down to the very restricted positing mentioned in my original post. Soolos streaming is a real joy and rock solid when compared to my experiences with other solutions.

If I had one complaint it would be the lack of HDMI support on the g65 which means I need to add another box to get all my bits and pieces connected how I would like in the future. I was aware of this before I decided on the G65 and it did not stop me from buying it and I am glad I did.

I would like to thank Martins HiFi here in Norwich who have given me great support over many years. In respect of my most recent audio adventure into the world af Meridian I had numerous auditions of every combination of products new and pre owned. I changed my mind on two or three occasions and never felt that I was being sold anything other than the most suitable products for my needs ( and my budget !). At one point I was having more conversations with them each day than my wife !

Excellent service highly recommended.

Thank you all for your warm welcome and I look forward to improving my knowledge of Meridian as I trawl through the pages of these forums.

Better start saving for the centre speaker and the HD621 or whatever it's called wink

Happy days
Phil



#1 G65, 2x 5200SE, MS600, MD600 (2*2TB RAID 1).
#2 MS200.