Hi folks, it's been quite some time since I last logged in. One and half years to be exact. In that time I've been enjoying my Meridian 808.3 CD player every time I play it. It is what reviewers describe it to be - very open soundstage, extraordinarily revealing, very analogue-sounding, very 3-dimensional, et al. It is indeed state-of-the-art and my ears bear witness to that. In short, I'm in love with its sound. Having said that, the unit failed me big time twice - it just shut down midsong! It's most disconcerting, to say the least. My dealer has taken it for repair. I suspect it's due to the transport mechanism.
So I'm now with some reluctance scouting for another CD (or CD/SACD) player that would give me as much enjoyment as my Meridian 808.3 sans the reliability issues. I would appreciate any input from the good folks here.
So I'm now with some reluctance scouting for another CD (or CD/SACD) player that would give me as much enjoyment as my Meridian 808.3 sans the reliability issues. I would appreciate any input from the good folks here.