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Hi all,

I am planning my return to Meridian. The heart of the system will be a 568.2. I currently have B&W 705 mains and an LCR600S3 centre. Obviously I will need power amps to run them. I was considering going active at this point, hence my question about M33s as main speakers.

I had a DSP33C for a while a couple of years ago. The sound quality was impressive - I sold it because when it was required to produce the gunshot scenes in Heat at -10db, it limited the output (presumably to protect itself). My LCR600 with a 505 delivered the dynamic shots as they were intended.

I presume that the DSP circuitry was in charge of this 'limiting' and the analogue versions wouldn't strangle the audio in that way?

What kind of output is the M33 capable of? I am considering it as it is compact (my living room is small) and means I wouldn't need a stack of power amps.

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Chris