Originally through 200 series. Someone who I worked with had a mate who had a brother who worked for Meridian and he could get me a 203 DAC cheap that he said could tame the sound of my Sony DVD, Arcam Alpha 3 amp and NAD speakers.

Later, Meridian having to raise funds for the 500 series had a staff sale and I was asked if I wanted more pieces of kit. A 200, 204 and pair of 205's followed and were eventually paired with a pair of Kef 104/2's.

6 years later when I got married, the misses wanted me to get smaller speakers. I did her a deal and went surround sound with smaller speakers. A visit to eBay bought me a 565/562V combo but I never found the right amp/speaker combination. Until I found some ex demo DSP and M33's/D1500 from two dealers. Their 94/24 capability was wasted with 565 so upgradeitus got me into 568/596. A (sneaky IMHO) deadline by Meridian for upgrading 596 to 598 spec pushed me to upgrade almost straight away to 568.2mm/598DP and I was very happy with that.

But all the talk of the new G series and room correction I didn't want to be left out and soon G68 and then G98 followed. Bad move as the bigger boxes meant that they have to be hidden away in a TV cabinet. Out of sight, out of mind. They really do not get the mileage they deserve.

Thankfully I quit my job and as I am now broke, I have saved many ���� not being able to afford to upgrade further. The only addition since was a Squeezebox.

Meridian owner since 1992
Prime & PSU, Focal Elear headphones, Roon (ROCK 8Gi5 NUC), Explorer 1 & 2, F80. 200/203, various Sonos (via Roon).