Gopher
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I ended up with a Meridian G08 in my quest for emotionally engaging one-box digital sources, and it just didn't work out for me. In the words of a recent audiogon seller "it somehow lost out on the soul of the music. It does have a full rich sound. I couldn't get involved with the PRAT and boogie factor. It just was not my cup of tea."
I'm using a Berensen CDP-1 source now which is much more engaging, but its missing out on a lot of the things the G08 could do (at the expense of soul/emotion) such as ultra transparancy, layering of soundstage, extreeme detail etc.
I generally am not a fan of tubes in source gear, but am considering picking up an Exemplar 2900 or Audio Aero (I don't care for cary digital) as a possible replacement. What have those of you who have been discontent with the Meridian gone with? I want to keep it under $2300 to leave budget for a speaker upgrade).
I'm using a Berensen CDP-1 source now which is much more engaging, but its missing out on a lot of the things the G08 could do (at the expense of soul/emotion) such as ultra transparancy, layering of soundstage, extreeme detail etc.
I generally am not a fan of tubes in source gear, but am considering picking up an Exemplar 2900 or Audio Aero (I don't care for cary digital) as a possible replacement. What have those of you who have been discontent with the Meridian gone with? I want to keep it under $2300 to leave budget for a speaker upgrade).