Announcement End Game Amplifier

[bigfish786]

Just had confirmation that my new amp has been collected by the courier and is on its way to me. Hopefully it will be here tomorrow.
really looking forward to this. It’s a big purchase so I’m hoping it’s everything I want it to be.
photos will be posted tomorrow. 🙂

 

[nopiano]

Delighted for you. I’m sure you won’t forget to let it acclimatise to room temperature for a few hours, especially if it’s been in a frosty van overnight. I was cautious with my recent CD player purchase and that was about 1/25th of the price! And then I left it on for 48 hours.

Looking forward to the pics.

 

[bigfish786]

Yeah. It’s going to have an hour or two to get to room temperature before i turn it on. It’ll give me time to rearrange the rack, as I don’t think it will fit on the middle shelf. It’s a big beast of a thing. It means it will live on the bottom shelf, so I’ll be able to see that lovely machined top plate as well as the vu meters. 😊

 

[Al ears]

Yeah. It’s going to have an hour or two to get to room temperature before i turn it on. It’ll give me time to rearrange the rack, as I don’t think it will fit on the middle shelf. It’s a big beast of a thing. It means it will live on the bottom shelf, so I’ll be able to see that lovely machined top plate as well as the vu meters. 😊

my advice, once set-up pour yourself a nice glass of red sit back.and listen....
if it doesn't do it for you out of the box it probably will not.

 

[bigfish786]

my advice, once set-up pour yourself a nice glass of red sit back.and listen....
if it doesn't do it for you out of the box it probably will not.

im going to dedicate the day just to bring it up to temp and slowly let it warm up. going to test the phono stage out as I’m intrigued as to how that will sound. And a few hours with the meridian cd player which I think is a touch of class.

 

[bigfish786]

It’s here. Wow. Just wow!!

 

[plastic penguin]

View attachment 4396It’s here. Wow. Just wow!!

(Drums fingers on face)

 

[Deleted member 201267]

View attachment 4396It’s here. Wow. Just wow!!

So how does it sound ?!

 

[bigfish786]

So how does it sound ?!

The weekend is almost here so I’ll try and get some time with it.
tried it out for a few hours and the major thing is the phono stage. It is really good.
generally, it is really clean, clear and powerful.
a lovely thing that I hope will stay with me, and improve as I add a cd player to it next year.

 

[hifi]

wow looks Hot whats the second older unit just curious ?

 

[Al ears]

wow looks Hot whats the second older unit just curious ?

Clarify what you mean by older unit, might help

 

[jjbomber]

and improve as I add a cd player to it next year.

instead of the Meridian 508?

 

[hifi]

Clarify what you mean by older unit, might help
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the second piture ? the meridian is obvious ?

 

[bigfish786]

The Meridian 508.24 CD Player is kindly on loan to me from a friend. There is no hurry to return it, so I can hold on to it for as long as necessary.
but obviously I would like to get a matching Luxman CD player when funds allow. 😊

 

[Al ears]

The Meridian is the older unit....

 

[bigfish786]

instead of the Meridian 508?

Yes, I know it’s going to take something special to beat the quality of the 508.
right now, I’m listening to vinyl and I’m absolutely blown away by its quality.
Wife’s comment on listening to Evanescence “hairs standing up on the back of my neck” !
followed by, “don’t tell me how much it cost, cos I know it was expensive” 😂😂

 

[bigfish786]

Her other comments were “ when you’ve upgraded before the changes have been hard to notice but this time it is obvious” “please don’t tell me what it cost”

this is absolutely without doubt an end game amp. Utterly stunning.

 

[Al ears]

Yes, I know it’s going to take something special to beat the quality of the 508.
right now, I’m listening to vinyl and I’m absolutely blown away by its quality.
Wife’s comment on listening to Evanescence “hairs standing up on the back of my neck” !
followed by, “don’t tell me how much it cost, cos I know it was expensive” 😂😂

She's obviously very astute and understanding.

 

[jjbomber]

Her other comments were “ when you’ve upgraded before the changes have been hard to notice but this time it is obvious” “please don’t tell me what it cost”

this is absolutely without doubt an end game amp. Utterly stunning.

We're not jealous of your amp but we're certainly jealous of your missus!

 

[bigfish786]

She's obviously very astute and understanding.

She’s been an amazingly understanding girl. I have treated her this evening and let her put her vinyl on. 😊 and she’s loving it.

 

[James105]

The Meridian 508.24 CD Player is kindly on loan to me from a friend. There is no hurry to return it, so I can hold on to it for as long as necessary.
but obviously I would like to get a matching Luxman CD player when funds allow. 😊

I hate to tell you but they make a matching turntable as well, LOL. but seriously if it sounds half as good as it looks it must be incredible.

 

[bigfish786]

I hate to tell you but they make a matching turntable as well, LOL. but seriously if it sounds half as good as it looks it must be incredible.

i Think the turntable will probably be the final thing that I change/upgrade as the one I have right now is excellent. But I’ve always fancied a Gyro SE ….. so, you never know.

 

[bigfish786]

Found an Audiolab 8200cd on eBay that looks very clean, so I’ve bought it to pair with the amp as a temporary replacement till I save a bit of cash to buy a Luxman. Seems to have favourable reviews and punches above its weight. Decent price of £270 so I should get that back when it comes time to sell. 😊
so, I’m probably having my last weekend with the Meridian in the setup. It really is a nice sounding piece of kit. but back to its owner it will go.