I very much appreciate your taking the time to provide some guidance. Perhaps, the following will clarify my situation. I listen to modern music (John Adams, Phillip Glass, Keith Jarrett etc.); vocals (Krall, Upshaw, Krauss, even country singers); old jazz and old rock and roll. My wife listens to Broadway and London musicals. I hate listening to symphonies that don't sound like symphonies because all the instruments are cramped and smeared. Our CD collection is fairly small -- only about 700 CD's. Our budget not unlimited.

You said, "DSP5000s represent a big improvement over D5000s and 5200s, IMO, represent a further significant improvement over the DSP5000s, particularly in the bass."

My D5000 speakers are not DSP. My 500 is a Serial Number 100XX. I also have a pair of D600 speakers.

How does DSP improve the 5000's? Clarity? In what areas do some perceive that 5200's improve bass? Tighter? Or, heavier?

Does Meridian make an excellent DVD/CD player under $8,000 or GBP 5000? Is the G series really that good? Does the 500 series still exist, outside eBay.

I hope this doesn't test your patience too much.

Thanks very much.

David Robertson
Sonoma, California

P.S. I don't know how to e-mail, privately, members of this forum. Sorry.