Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems What did you own before Meridian?

All manner of stuff , including Thiel and Krell and Martin Levinson and B&W and cables and and and and........ always in pursuit of the ultimate sound and then stepped off that roundabout!!!

I think I know the intent of your post and the question you ask - Yes some of what I had was better than Meridian on some music , but no system I have had has the elegance and control you can achieve with DSP speakers.
To put it into perspective , with my best system I listened to 10% of my music , carefully chosen well recorded Cds etc , with my DSP 5000's and subsequent 5500's EVERYTHING was listenable without changing it into a pleasant amorphous mess to achieve the litenability. The system seems to adapt to the type of music you put on.

Make no mistake , a Meridian DSP system will not eliminate equipment angst and kill the desire to upgrade , but it goes a long way toward doing so.
I have not really changed my main system at all for ages and the times I have had the notion that something else might be better (like recently , I purchased ATC SCM 50a's and a TACT room correction system , thinking it might be the "magic bullet") I return to the Meridian system as it just so much better.

There are distinct plusses to going your route , a hugely simpplified setup , speakers and amps and dacs that are suited to each other , no cabling issues , the ability to modify the sound and to some extent correct for the room or taste , the foundation for a HT system if you wish , the ability to play loud and clean etc.