Hi,

I am new member of this forum from Berlin, Germany.
Why did I sign this forum?

Because I bought a really cool piece of hifi at one of the Meridian dealers here in Berlin: the F80.

Probably I am one of the first F80 owners in Germany, mine has also that stylish silver finish.

The F80 looks really amazing and sounds great, given its size and technical limitations. I tried different other compact design-oriented systems for my quite large bedroom (35sqm), but the F80 was the clear winner (B&O, Geneva L/XL, ...).

This is my first Meridian product. My main hifi system will be sold soon (Primare + Cabasse), because of my current lack of time for serious listening. But I am sure that for my next system Meridian components will be on my auditioning list (in 2-3 years from now).

I am still playing with the DSP options. Since I have the F80 standing on a sideboard close to a wall, I chose "shelf" form the menu, but I will try other setup options later today. I am also not shure which tilt option to choose. My first quick tests resulted in +1.5 for my bedroom and a -0.5 bass level as I found the upper bass slightly overemphasized for relaxed listening sessions with the standard settings.

I have a questions to other F80 owners: Is it possible to see the clock on the display in standby-mode without having the alarm set?

Thanks for your replies.
I am looking forward to following the future posts about the F80 and about other components,
regards,
Christian