On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:55:10 +0000 (UTC), Rob
wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:50:05 +0000 (UTC), Rob
wrote:


I gather from this NG and around that the Meridian stuff is good. If I
get the opportunity I'll give one a try, without doubt.


To clarify the matter, Meridian gear is always at the cutting edge of
available technology, and their CD players are immaculately engineered
and built. Having said that, they are *sonically* indistinguishable
from any other decently-designed player, such as my Pioneer DV-575,
which is about a twentieth of the cost of the cheapest Meridian.

If you want the security of owning the very best, and can afford it,
then by all means buy a Meridian, just don't fool yourself into
thinking that it will *sound* better than a good mass-market player.

It's interesting you should say that. I think we've mentioned this
before, but I've just read a Which? report of CDPs, and the 'sound
quality' varies from 3/5 (Cambridge Azur 540C) to 5/5 (Sony XE370), with
plenty in between. Is there *nothing* in this?

Prtetty much, unless you buy something *really* expensive like an
Audio Note or YBA, which may well be sufficiently *badly* designed as
to sound different! By and large, all mainstream players sound the
same. After all, why wouldn't they?

Having said that, I only said 'give it a try'. *I* haven't yet been able
to consistently qualitatively distinguish. Hope springs eternal.

I remember her, wasn't she in Champion the Wonder Horse?
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering