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As a proud owner of the most underrated but over performing speakers in the Meridian range, namely the DSP7000.2, I am interested to discover how many like minded individuals there are within these hallowed halls or HH.

The 7k.2 references that the original spec was similar to the 5.5 inasmuch as they had 4 x 75W drivers. The .2 upgrade was to 4 x 100W drivers.

TAS: Meridian DSP7000 Digital Loudspeaker Check out spec at the end of the article, released in 2004.

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Meridian DSP7000 Datasheet showing the increased wattage.

However, if I'm wrong, I stand corrected.

I have always been very fond of the DSP7000. To me it was the best looking speaker in the lineup with only the 8000 beating it. I have owned a silver pair and two black pairs at one time or another in my Meridian adventure but somehow never seem to just keep a pair. The 7000 was often called a 5500 in a tuxedo as they shared nearly all the same components. I agree with the OP that they are highly underrated and unappreciated.

I actually loved the look of the 7k. When I had 5500's as mains I did an extensive demo of 7k but just couldn't find enough SQ difference over the 5.5k. I really wanted to justify the swap but just couldn't.

So, I'm not doing the 7k down here, but, maybe adding the 5k5 to the list of underrated models.

I then switched to 8k and found that SQ jump I was looking for.