As a former Meridian owner;that is my pick. I sold off my high end projector and processor. I put that into better 2ch stuff.
Before the Meridian I had 5 processors within a year. (Buy and try--then re-sell, process)
The Meridian I had was the 565 with the DTS,7.1 upgrade. (I only ran 5.1) Not anything at the 1000 price tag comes close. The 568.2 is much better than most can use.
Remember a processor isn't the only item in the chain.
A few other notes: he 565 is the last model with on-screen set up.---It only has 2 inputs (Tos-linc & coax) Your video needs to go straight to your tv.
I'm sure everything else on your list will have more features than the M*--none will sound as dynamic.
Before the Meridian I had 5 processors within a year. (Buy and try--then re-sell, process)
The Meridian I had was the 565 with the DTS,7.1 upgrade. (I only ran 5.1) Not anything at the 1000 price tag comes close. The 568.2 is much better than most can use.
Remember a processor isn't the only item in the chain.
A few other notes: he 565 is the last model with on-screen set up.---It only has 2 inputs (Tos-linc & coax) Your video needs to go straight to your tv.
I'm sure everything else on your list will have more features than the M*--none will sound as dynamic.