Meridian Sooloos or Qsonix? which is better?

You are better off to get Sonos and use a reclocker on your good system to a DAC like Metrum Octave or Wired for Sound DAC2. Other Sonos can be without reclocker. A lot cheaper and actually better SQ, as well as whole-house audio.

http://www.sonos.com

You can use any computer you want with Sonos. Rippers will be better than either of these servers too. Use dbpoweramp or XLD to rip CDs.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

I know that they moved to Newbury Park,CA from their original Westlake Village location; which is near where Constellation Electronics is being made....this move was around 1.5 years ago...I've not heard that they closed down; their local dealer to me did not mention this when I was in two months ago; they are still showcasing the Qsonix as their go-to music server. I have not received any auto system upgrades to my software though in a while; I'll dig deeper, and report back.

Your digital source will impact the sound so I'd try both in your system through your dac. I've heard significant differences in sound by switching between different transports and digital streaming/computer sources feeding my Simaudio 650D dac. I thought a good dac would make all digital sources sound the same but this is not so.

I believe that Qsonix is located in Oak Park, CA. Close, but no cigar.

Unfortunately; I have had confirmation that Qsonix is closing up, and no longer selling their product. Some dealers may still be able to access their chief technical guy for unit repairs, and parts however...for limited continued support.
I am disappointed; as I made a major investment with them when I purchased their server; and upgraded to the 205, which I enjoy...but with this economy, more manufactures will have struggles to make ends meet...may they RIP...