A musician friend of mine from KL decided to buy a "high end" set up after he heard my 808v5 & 7200SEs.

At that time (2015) there was no Meridian dealer in KL but a particular lifestyle shop sold the 5200SEs and C15 but the shop attendant had no clue about Meridian or hifi in general and my friend wasn't impressed.

At the end he opted for Wilson Sophias with Goldmund mono amps and a Linn Akurate pre amp streamer.

When I first heard his system, the hairs on my neck stood up. The imagery, holographic nature of vocals was incredible - and this from an iTunes library.

However, after a while, the set up just sounded too bright, the ears bled at high volumes and it was hard to listen to it for more than half an hour.
His listening room as huge and he spent an age positioning the speakers so it could have been down to his poorly ripped iTunes library.

Anyhow, his speakers blew up after 6 months and so he replaced them with the Wilson Sashas and Transparent cables.

About 12 months down the line, he again upgraded his speakers and now has the Alexia 1's.
All the while I am still content with my Meridian gear which I feel is very neutral and rarely tiring no matter what source is thrown at it.

Meridian M80 & Meridian Ellipse
Gone:7200SEs,808v6,G95,MC200,MS200,218,210,MD600,F80, Explorer 1,201Pre mk3