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Meridian 808.3

TAS (Robert Harley) raves about the 808.3, saying it lacks all glare and steely timbres. Is it that good? The 808.2 got a mixed reaction around here, so is the new one that much better? I don't see much talk about it here or anywhere else.
TAS seems to praise it higher than the (higher priced) EMM XDS1 (on redbook, of course, since the Meridian has no SACD).
Has anyone compared it to a current EMM CDSA-SE?
Thanks in advance.
rgs92
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vernneal
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Hire a band
rgs92 OP
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Well, they will probably be used for around $10K or less soon.
(They are about $12-13K now.)
An Accuphase 75V was going used for $8K 10 years ago,
and that was a so-so player. (I sold mine.) So if the Meridian is really as good as TAS claims (which I doubt considering the lack of attention around here), it would be worth it.
The EMM SE separates (to my ears IMHO) I would say are worth every penny at the $9K they sell for used.
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Re: (Vermeal: "Hire a band")

Oh-oh, looks like my wife found me out here on Audiogon.
Listen Honey, if this is you, I promise not to use all of
Mr. Whiskers' fresh litter for my speaker stands again.
love and kisses :-)
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mikedimitrov
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Emms with all the problems are not worth of trouble,we were comparing them side by side and Emms needed it Oyaide silver cable to shine with Harmonix XLR cable it was dead,no 3D soundstage as on Meridian and it was like you covered speakers with some rag,plain awfull.The owner was screaming on local forum how awfull Meridian was,very funny experience.
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vernneal
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I am with the wife and she knows you upgraded that preamp. You said it was sent in for repair. She has been writing the model numbers down, And she/we have been taking money out of the 401K for years
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