I have owned both the Meridian 506.24 and the Planet at the same time, and the Meridian is by far better. I don't think it would be overkill at all, in fact if you can afford it the 508.24 is significantly better than the 506.24. I have a friend who has a Maggie 1.6 and Bryston 4 setup and it sounds fantastic. Make sure you've got the 1.6s setup right, as that can make all the diffrence in the world in your system.
Recommendations of CD player for my system
Basically trying to beat it around the bush, skip the ongoing process of trying numerous cd players. Maybe by listing what I own so far, you could throw me some suggestions. Mind you, I'm happy with the way it sounds now, but we all know, it's an unfinish quest......
Systems as follows:
Pre-Amp: Myryad MDP500 Powe Amp: Bryston 9BST
CD Player: REGA PLANET( orig.) DVD: Pioneer DV-05
Speakers: Magnepan 1.6. I was thinking of getting, Meridian 506-20, or 506-24, for they come up on Audiogon at an affordable price. Is the REGA sufficient for what I have, or by getting, "higher end" player be an over kill for this set up.
Any comments would be greately apreciated.
Systems as follows:
Pre-Amp: Myryad MDP500 Powe Amp: Bryston 9BST
CD Player: REGA PLANET( orig.) DVD: Pioneer DV-05
Speakers: Magnepan 1.6. I was thinking of getting, Meridian 506-20, or 506-24, for they come up on Audiogon at an affordable price. Is the REGA sufficient for what I have, or by getting, "higher end" player be an over kill for this set up.
Any comments would be greately apreciated.