For decades I was a two channel purist. Fast forward now and I enjoy three Meridian Trifield setups in my home. I first heard the Meridian Trifield setup many years ago at a CES show in Vegas. Three DSP6000 in the front and was sold on the presentation. At the time the price of the package was way beyond my ability to buy. Fast forward now with some patience and searching one can assemble a nice Trifield setup for very little outlay. IMO to get the best out of a T setups is to utilize exactly the same speakers across the front stage. I found using most of the horizontal centers being a compromise. There is a great group of Meridian users over at the Meridian Hitchhikers Forum.
Meridian Trifield?
Reading "TAS" editor Robert Harley's book "High End Audio", and am intrigued by his comments regarding Meridian's Trifield playback algorithm for playing back 2-channel sources over more than two speakers. He writes "it fills the center of the soundstage, presents a wider sweet spot . . . profound ability to solidify the soundstage."
I cannot help but wonder, if the results are so compelling, why is it not more utilized? Are forum members able to offer views on this or relate experience with Trifield?
I have also heard "anecdotally" about negative reliability and usability issues with Meridian product. Is anyone able to comment on this as well?
Thank you.