You've got my attention since mine (508.20 factory upgraded to 508.24) has been acting up as of late. I bought a new DAC and only use mine as a transport. Sometimes the buttons don't work, the sled comes out only halfway, and intermittent inability to read discs. It has not died yet but is moribund. I loved it's sound and build quality but one of these days it will crap out. I am waiting to hear back from the Repair Shop. My guess is that it is not worth fixing.
upgrade rec from meridian 508.24
happy 2022 everyone - looking for a rec to get a cd player for music no other formats red book only to replace my meridian 508.24 which finally died. i am completely satified with that sound through my system including cj premier 16mk2 premier 140 kef 104/2s lol (refurbished a few times) cardas golden all around along with vpi scoutmaster Jw11 arm kimber cable w shelter 90x via cj premier 15. old but decent sounding stuff to my ears. love vinyl of course but tryng to reboot that cd magic experienced with my 508.24. considering used moon 360d possibly meridian 596 or similiar. value soundstage, pacing, piano, strings, voice and violins to get the magical 3d effect. Any suggestions looking used with a max budget of $1500. kind regards. lew
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@lewdis It's been over a week and no reply from the repair shop when I used the contact form on their website. I will need to call. Please let me know if you've made any progress. |
@lewdis I wanted to follow up on the meridian repair. I spoke with Mark at The Repair Shop and he thinks the laser needs to be replaced and I agree. The player has been showing "No Disc" with increasing frequency. Estimated cost is $500 plus shipping which I'm not sure I want to do at this point. When the player is working it sounds incredible. I am currently using it as a transport in the following configuration: Optical output via a Lifatec glass cable to Wyred4Sound Remedy reclocker, then digital coax output to my new Musetec DA-005 DAC. It is so smooth, musical, black background, incredibly deep and wide soundstage that I hate risk losing what I have going. I was contemplating getting the AudioLab 6000CDT but will wait until my Meridian totally craps out and then decide. The laser replacement is not the same as the original I was told. What did you end up doing? |