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Meridian 508.24 or CEC TL15XR ??? HELP

Having a difficult time trying to decide.
The meridian (7yo) is being offered at almost double the price of the CEC (1yo).
No chance to demo either one and would like to replace Denon 3910 currently being used as CD source.
In other system, currently using Rega Apollo.
Saw a thread somewhere which a person 'upgraded' from the Meridian to the Rega, which is very disappointing to read because I never considered the Apollo to be THAT good.
Any advise???
45drive45
dsholl1
99 posts
 
I have the Rega Saturn which I enjoy greatly. I had a Meridian 508.24bit years back and wish I never sold it. It was the most musical natural player I have ever heard. The Rega is similar but doesnt have the "magic" that the Meridian.
mordante
511 posts
 
I am biased but I think the CEC would be a great choise. Also I would be hesitant to buy a 7 year old CD player I would first check to see if the tranport and laser are still available. Some CD lasers can last for decades some fail within 10 years.
rgs92
974 posts
 
The Meridian had a nice, liquid musical sound but
with revealing speakers there was some grain and
the bass could be undefined. I owned it for
4 years in the late 90's (to 2002).
A later Accuphase 75V was much better,
and EMM afterwards was an even bigger (huge, actually)
step up.
I did think the 508.24 was better than my Sony SCD777ES
I tried later.
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