What Amp's and Speakers?

[gruffalo]

Looking for new amp set up, currently using a Meridian pre anp and a Meridian 557 power amp, Spendor SP9e speakers and a Meridian 808 CD player.

Power Amp is getting a little noisey now and thought I might replace it and the pre amp, just not sure what to go for.

Also thinking of some elcetro static speakers, must be full range ones as I don't want separate woofers, any thoughts on these as well?

Cheers
Gruf

[DavidY]

gruffalo

I have owned Meridian 557, 558 and 559 (the latter I had a pair and drove in bridged mode!), but by far and away the best power amp that I have had was a Pass Labs X250. I have used a Meridian Processor 568.2 as a pre for years now as all of my sources are digital, but I have heard Pass labs pre's as well.

I would strongly recommend a s/h Pass Labs combo, should set you back around 3K (second hand, of £14K new if you're feeling flush!)

The 557 may just need a service though, and thats something that Meridian still do, though you have to go through a dealer these days, rather than dealing direct with the factory.

davidy

[gruffalo]

DavidY said:

gruffalo

I have owned Meridian 557, 558 and 559 (the latter I had a pair and drove in bridged mode!), but by far and away the best power amp that I have had was a Pass Labs X250. I have used a Meridian Processor 568.2 as a pre for years now as all of my sources are digital, but I have heard Pass labs pre's as well.

I would strongly recommend a s/h Pass Labs combo, should set you back around 3K (second hand, of £14K new if you're feeling flush!)

The 557 may just need a service though, and thats something that Meridian still do, though you have to go through a dealer these days, rather than dealing direct with the factory.

davidy

Thank Davidy,

Not feeling £14K flush but the second hand route is worth exploring I will see if I can fins some to listen to and keep a look out on fleabay.

Cheers
Gruf

[bristolracer]

Ive got Naim stuff
Mine too is a little noisy these days but naim tell me they can re cap the amp making it as good as new.

Would Meridain not offer a similar service?

I expect this may be teaching you to suck eggs but do you leave the amps always on? Mine sounds grim from cold.

[rex]

Try AB amps. Getting good write ups on AVForums

http://www.avforums.com/forums/audio-processors-po...

Currently 50% off the prices below and can be upgraded to your specification.

AB is offering amplifiers direct for 50% off retail during the pre-release phase before dealers get involved. These amplifiers come with a 1 year warranty not including shipping in either direction. Amplifiers purchased for full retail price will have a 5 year warranty. Additional warranty is available for purchase at 250.00USD per year. Below are the available models with full retail pricing, divide the cost by 2 for the limited time offer, some models are not available for purchase yet.

Mono
11000, 1 x 1000 watts, 5000.00USD
1800, 1 x 800 watts, 4500.00USD
1600, 1 x 600 watts, 4000.00USD
1500, 1 x 500 watts, 3500.00USD


2 channels
2300, 2 x 300 watts, 3000.00USD
2400, 2 x 400 watts, 4000.00USD
2500, 2 x 500 watts, 4500.00USD
2600, 2 x 600 watts, 5000.00USD
2800, 2 x 800 watts, 6000.00USD