Still alive, me.

Having got to 818v3 and 8kSE, and not wanting to go multichannel right now, I don’t have much ambition regarding Meridian. I’m not yet excited by the 8kXE and anyway can’t afford it. There are some things they could do which would interest me but I am not holding my breath. I certainly wish them well though, and want them to stay in business!

Regarding Hi-Fi I am listening a lot through headphones these days, meaning I am a little bit on relevant forums. I have a pair of Stax X9K on order and currently run 404LE and Audeze LCD-X. Amps by Mjölnir Audio, out of dCS Rossini DAC/Clock and/or 818v3 analogue out. I am also doing a lot of restoring of old tapes (not just mine) using a Merging Anubis audio interface. Awesome little thing, which caused me to get the Audezes for direct use.

Bigger picture, I have four kids, a full time professorship and a career as a musician. I don’t have much time any more…

There are some great folk here and I hope one day to manage another curry with the relevant parties.