Any comments on the Meridian 588 CD Player?


In general, is it much better than the 508.20 or 508.24, or just slightly better? I have owned the 508.20 for several years and am not convinced these newer units are that much better for the price. Your comments and hearing experience is requested. thanks........
hgeifman

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The 508-24 sounds quite a bit better than the newer 588. I heard them head-to-head on a very revealing system and all of us who were listening thought the 588 sounded overly bright and had an odd mid-bass hump. The 508-24 on the other hand sounded very smooth and natural. I don't know what happened on this new unit but I've heard the same opinions from others who have been able to compare.
Newton, do you work for Meridian? We compared the 588 against the 508-24, Krell KPS-28, Linn Ikemi and Levinson 39 on the Dynaudio Tempation speakers powered by Krell FPB350mc amps and a KCT preamp. The 588 was the most most colored of the bunch with a very unnatural tonal balance. Just because it's newer doesn't mean that it's better.