Yes, you buy what's available now, but I'll bet that I wasn't the only one who thought that the 818v3 DACs were absolutely state-of-the-art. So I do feel let down. Kind of like the announcement of the iPad 4 after the iPad 3 had only been out for six months; only far more (£££) so.
What annoys me is that there is now so little information available now, that our collective (HH) knowledge is now inadequate; and there are other things that have been alienating me slowly:
- That the "MQA" upgrade to the 818 didn't feature analogue inputs which would take an LP input with "MQA-like" transparency.
- That the 818 still doesn't have room correction.
- That the ID4x is restricted to 96k, even on the Ultra. [Presumably Meridian is banking on the fact that we'll all be listening to nothing but MQA...]
- That Meridian speakers are not available in domestically sympathetic finishes.
Anyway, MQA is nigh and my 818v3/7200SE combo is awesome and will be able to take advantage of it, second only (probably, YMMV) to the 818v3/8000SE combo. I have been waiting for so long, but I'm still really looking forward to it. Meridian makes great kit and I love listening to it.
But... in the last year or so, my eyes have been opened somewhat as I've been exposed to the world outside of Meridian.
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