Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems 7200SE or 8000.2

I agree.

8Ks are really so different to 7200 of any kind that, as others have said, you really should listen. 8Ks have massive scale, authority, and bass presence. They sound big, visceral, and the most like being close up to a live concert, to my ears. There's really nothing quite like them. They are truly full-range and this does make a difference, as does being human-sized, psychoacoustically. Side-firing bass drivers load a room differently also, and that is part of the above sound-impression.

7200SE might have slightly more detail in the upper registers - the Be tweeter is technically better - but as usual it's all in the implementation not just the components and the overall presentation is so different you'd have to do a careful listen side by side to really assess this (sometimes less bass/fullness in lower frequencies can give an impression of more detail higher up, or 'speed' unless room placement is optimised for bass modes, etc.). With the MQA unfold capable firmware on 8K.2 this might be closer than you'd think - at least I thought so when I owned 7200.2/818v3 and that firmware came out.

You might find the 7200SE more domesticlally acceptable, size-wise, if that's a consideration!

Don't think you can really go wrong with either, though, it's like having a choice between a supercar and a slightly bigger supercar...