Jim,

You brought memories back for me too!

My introduction to Hi Fi and Meridian was via Howard Popeck and Subjective Audio. In fact I bought my 101/105s from him, even though the item that had really impressed me were Meridian's first active speakers, the M1s. To my ears they were so much superior to anything else available at the time that two issues were decided on immediately: First that one day I would buy the best active speakers Meridian makes and second that Audio is indeed Subjective, otherwise why wasn't every reviewer waxing lyrical about the M1s?

As for turntables, I was using the Thorens 160 at the time. I still have it, but it is consigned to our Hi Fi 'museum', along with the 101/105s. I even have some LPs that are out of circulation and unavailable as CDs, and have often wondered how I could get to enjoy them in my present system without using a turntable (apart from clicks and pops, no remote operation, having to get up every so often to change track etc - yes I am getting decidedly lazy!). Could these LPs get copied onto CD/Music Server? Does anyone know how it could be done with 'Hi fidelity'?

Howard,

If you are reading this please get in contact and let us know what you are doing these days!