I have a pair of Meridian M3 active speakers which have been packaged up for
ages, and with domestic arrangements likely to change soon I'm trying to
decide whether to start using them again or sell them and go for something
else.

It seems I've lost touch with the world of hifi equipment for quite a number
of years, and with the march of technology I'd like to know if they are
still considered high quality.

If I was buying a set of speakers today, how much would I expect to pay to
get comparable sound quality?
(I know this is slightly complicated by the fact that they contain power
amps aswell!)

Also, is the Meridian control unit the only way of driving these speakers?

"Richard" wrote in message
...
I have a pair of Meridian M3 active speakers which have been packaged up
for
ages, and with domestic arrangements likely to change soon I'm trying to
decide whether to start using them again or sell them and go for something
else.

It seems I've lost touch with the world of hifi equipment for quite a
number
of years, and with the march of technology I'd like to know if they are
still considered high quality.

If I was buying a set of speakers today, how much would I expect to pay to
get comparable sound quality?
(I know this is slightly complicated by the fact that they contain power
amps aswell!)

Also, is the Meridian control unit the only way of driving these speakers?


What a gem those speakers are! Don't part with them except for Meridian M2s
or M100s!

The M3 is a lovely neutral 'speaker that can go loud and pretty deep
considering the size. I don't think you will better them size-for-size with
anything today. In today's money, I'd say the 'speakers are comparable to £
600-£1000 worth, the amplifiers another £1000?

You can drive them from any reasonable pre-amp, I used to drive my M2s from
a Quad 34. If yours have the balanced inputs, you can unbalance them just by
connecting one side to ground.

Unpack them, dust them down and enjoy!

S.

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:34:45 -0000, "Serge Auckland"
wrote:


"Richard" wrote in message
...
I have a pair of Meridian M3 active speakers which have been packaged up
for
ages, and with domestic arrangements likely to change soon I'm trying to
decide whether to start using them again or sell them and go for something
else.

It seems I've lost touch with the world of hifi equipment for quite a
number
of years, and with the march of technology I'd like to know if they are
still considered high quality.

If I was buying a set of speakers today, how much would I expect to pay to
get comparable sound quality?
(I know this is slightly complicated by the fact that they contain power
amps aswell!)

Also, is the Meridian control unit the only way of driving these speakers?


What a gem those speakers are! Don't part with them except for Meridian M2s
or M100s!

The M3 is a lovely neutral 'speaker that can go loud and pretty deep
considering the size. I don't think you will better them size-for-size with
anything today. In today's money, I'd say the 'speakers are comparable to £
600-£1000 worth, the amplifiers another £1000?

You can drive them from any reasonable pre-amp, I used to drive my M2s from
a Quad 34. If yours have the balanced inputs, you can unbalance them just by
connecting one side to ground.

Unpack them, dust them down and enjoy!

What he said. Absolute classics, without that hard-edged treble that
afflicts so many modern speakers. You'd certainly have to spend a
couple of grand to match them.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Richard" wrote in message
...
I have a pair of Meridian M3 active speakers which have been packaged up
for
ages, and with domestic arrangements likely to change soon I'm trying to
decide whether to start using them again or sell them and go for something
else.

It seems I've lost touch with the world of hifi equipment for quite a
number
of years, and with the march of technology I'd like to know if they are
still considered high quality.

**Absolutely! They're bloody rippers, mate.


If I was buying a set of speakers today, how much would I expect to pay to
get comparable sound quality?
(I know this is slightly complicated by the fact that they contain power
amps aswell!)

Also, is the Meridian control unit the only way of driving these speakers?

**Of course not. Any decent preamp will work fine.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au