Hi,

From a look at eBay prices, I'd have thought that (and depending on condition), a used G68ADV would be in the range £800 - £1k. A SL version would probably go for a bit more. A G61R (no tuner) would probably be around £1k (again more for the SL version). G65 prices usually run up towards £2k but there aren't so many around.

The G68 is no longer supported by Meridian, but I think (unless that’s changed) that some of the later versions of the G61SL are still supported. G65 is a current model, so does have support.

Obviously, there have been power supply issues with the G series processors, but replacements are reasonably cheap. You can also upgrade to a LPS but that would cost you around £800 in addition to the cost of the processor.

A HD621 is pretty essential for a M processor if you want full support for HD audio codecs off blu-ray. At the moment you're probably only getting basic Dolby Digital off your switcher.

I can't really comment on the room correction on other (non-Meridian) processors. The Marantz pre-processors get good reviews, but they are likely to be a bit expensive.

Hope that's a bit of a help.

As indicated above a 861v4 is another option but likely to be more expensive.

Brian

Last edited by bxd; 2019-06-12 22:01.
Main: G65, MD600 Sooloos, MC200 Roon Core, MS600, 210, 218, UHD722, DSP5200SE, DSP5200HCSE, M6 & DSW.2
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