I have had a 557 for about 2 years and have loved it. It replaced an Acurus A250 and was definitely a step up. I bought another 557 this weekend and am running the pair as bridged monoblocks. I haven't had a chance to do a serious audition, but they obviously have near limitless reserves. I currently have Thiel speakers which do not have a bi-wire option. I think the real question is how do they sound bridged vs. how do they sound run in stereo mode to vertically bi-amp a speaker with bi-wire capability.
Opinion of Meridian 557 Amp
Hi, has anyone heard the Meridian 557 Amp. I heard these 2 of these Amps bridged, on the Sonus Faber Extremas. This system with Meridian 557 Amps bridged, sounded so sweet and smooth and articulate. Now i'm not sure, if that was due to the Sonus Faber Extremas, or the Amps. The Amps bridged were 1000 watts. The Preamp being used was the Meridian 502. The Digital system was the Meridian 566 Dac, 518 Jitter reducer and the Meridian 500 Transport. But i must tell you, this system sounded unbelievable. I never heard anything this good. Alot of people know Meridian threw there digital equipment, Dacs, CD Players, Processors. But the 557 Amps and 502 Preamp in this system sounded amazing.
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