I'm just about in a position to buy a set of DSP7200SE speakers and unfortunately my dealer can't demonstrate 7200s all round. I'm wondering though how much difference can 7200SEs at the rear can make vs 5200SEs. How many of you have listened to both setups in an ABX demo and could genuinely tell the difference?

I'm just about to get my G68J back from service with a Linear PSU upgrade so I'll be intending to add an AC11 to that rather than replacing it with a G65.

I'm currently using Audiolab 8000MX amplification, and a pair of KEF 104/2s at the front together with a 100c, and reference 2000ci in wall speakers at the rear. I could just put in a set of in wall Meridian speakers in to replace the current rears, but I'd loose some rlexibility in doing so. If for,example I received a windfall in the next couple of years I could easily move the 5200SEs into the bedroom and put 7200SE in the main room.

I'm sure I'm not the only person who has been through this process in their head. I'd really like to buy from my existing dealer as my relationship goes back over 30 years, but they don't have the dem facilities.

Is Meridian West London a competing dealer or are they a Meridian owned regional office? If the latter then the answer should be fairly simple.

Tim