I'll second Hatfield's rec. of the Meridian 588.
I've had one in a Rowland/Wilson Benesch system for several months now and have been very pleased. (The interconnects between the Meridian and the Rowland Concentra are balanced Kimber Select 1130s.)
Outstanding with all sorts of music- very natural sounding on good recordings- balanced in the sense that it doesn't add or subtract from the recording. (Look out, though- it can be extremely revealing of poorly recorded/engineered CDs!)
Instrumental timbres sound both full and accurate across the frequency range. As much detail (both for individual instruments as well as larger ensembles) as you want is there if you listen for it, but isn't presented in an overly aggressive, analytical manner.
Outstanding image specificity and layering, also great image width, depth and height.
I've had one in a Rowland/Wilson Benesch system for several months now and have been very pleased. (The interconnects between the Meridian and the Rowland Concentra are balanced Kimber Select 1130s.)
Outstanding with all sorts of music- very natural sounding on good recordings- balanced in the sense that it doesn't add or subtract from the recording. (Look out, though- it can be extremely revealing of poorly recorded/engineered CDs!)
Instrumental timbres sound both full and accurate across the frequency range. As much detail (both for individual instruments as well as larger ensembles) as you want is there if you listen for it, but isn't presented in an overly aggressive, analytical manner.
Outstanding image specificity and layering, also great image width, depth and height.