my first Meridian stuff was a 500/518/566 setup that i ran straight into an acurus amp to my b&w speakers.

i was so smitten i listened around and ended up tightening ye olde belt and went for broke.

so i'm not sure i can be too helpful for you EXCEPT to say that you can assemble a stellar Meridian system from used gear and dealer demo gear. audiogon.com has a vibrant Meridian marketplace, and the bigger Meridian dealers have great www sites and usually have some nice stuff available.

good luck.

sab


The universally-derided DSP6000 Standing Desk, R.I.P.
Gathering dust: 598 w/SDI & 562V

Current system: Roon feeding a Chord Hugo2go driving Omega Compact Alnico Monitors