Hi everyone, it's been a log time since I have ventured onto these boards! I was hoping to get some opinions and advice.

I used to be an avid Meridian owner and user with the G68 and HD621 years ago. While I loved the sound and tinkering it allowed, when we built our house and put in a home theater, I opted for some more "modern" pieces for ease of use and to cut down on wire clutter.

I currently use my Oppo 203 and McIntosh MCD301 for playing CD/SACD, etc. Maybe it''s nostalgia for Meridian or the fact that my Explorer 2 sounds better than a lot of current portable and stand alone DACs, but I was kicking around the idea of selling the McIntosh and giving one of the Meridian players a shot. I would probably be looking at the G08 or something from the 800 line.

There is obviously no place to audition them, so I was hoping to get some thoughts on making that switch. I do have a brand new McIntosh tube preamp (C2700) that has a damn fine DAC in it, so a transport is obviously on the table.

Anthem AV 90M, McIntosh C2700 preamp, MC452, MC207, MC152, MCD301, Oppo 203, B&W 802 D3's