Hi all,

I am an absolute Meridian noob having never owned any Meridian equipment. I've had a chance to listen to surround setups based on the 500-series on several occasions and have always had a soft spot for Meridian but at the same time it hasn't really been a financially viable solution for me. Well time goes by and I am now in the process of upgrading my home theater once again and have in relation to this I've decided to purchase a second hand 500-series surround processor.

I am running all Genelec (a wonderful Finnish maker of active studio monitors) and a Velodyne DD-series sub. So basically I probably won't be doing much other than simply decoding DD and DTS to start with.

The models that seem to be in my price range include the 565(z3), 561 and 568(.2). Basically my all encopassing question is that are there any major benefits in going with one over the other. Obviously the 565 and 561 are in a different price range than the 568 but if there are definite benefits to be gained and a I find a good deal the 568 might be a possibility as well.

Any comments and input will be much appreciated smile