Meridian G08 a step up from 508.24 ?

I have a similar predicament. I'm currently running a 508.24 with VT100 MkIII and LS16 MkII and wondering about the G08. I've heard the G08 in another system (solid state), and liked it very much. Based on that audition, I suspect that the G08 would definitely be a step up in terms of soundstage and presence - I remember it being very involving and having a very airy, open sound, much more so than the G06 which I compared it with. I guess that the 508.24 is somewhere between the G06 and G08 in quality.

One thing I am finding with my current system is that I'm only getting the best out of it with well-produced recordings, of which there are fewer than you might think -in which case that may be the limiting factor, even with the G08.

Yeah you are right about the recordings. The 508.24 is very revealing of poor recordings and poorly stamped discs. I have 4 Eva Cassidy Cds and 3 of them continously skips. At first I thought there was something wrong with the player and had it checked out but there was nothing wrong. I had the laser replaced by Meridian and yet it still skips on these Cds. Other Cds no problems

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