I've not switched to Trinnov for the same reason that I'm still running an 861v4: I'm simply not that interested in multi-channel audio to invest such a huge amount of money in it; and I suspect that Meridian has realized that I'm in the majority.

The Meridian product portfolio has moved significantly to modular gear; or, put another way, many of the products can be used in multiple ways and with more interoperability than ever before. The 271 is simply there to sell more DSP loudspeakers and probably justifies its development cost in this regard, because it enables a LOT of DSP loudspeakers.

I'm not denying that a state-of-the-art cinema in the right room will sound incredible, but my aspirations don't go beyond my - frankly pretty amazing - 5.0 DSP system.


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