No AV preamp has delivered on the promise of staying current longer and through more AV formats than Meridian's 861. This is the sole example of futureproof in all of home theater electronics, Sonically, the Meridian 861 can safely be put up against the best stereo preamps let alone AV preamps for audio quality. It is open, resolute, dynamic and threedimensionalsounding. Even if you used it ju
The build quality of the 861, specifically the plastic front plate, isn't up to the standards of other bigdollar AV preamps on the market today. The internal chassis of an 861 is made of metal, but the plastic front and small LCD screen were much more relevant in 1994 than they are today, No HDMI switching in the unit leaves Bluray enthusiasts needing an external Meridian 4x1 switcher, which i
The Meridian 861 still might very well be the best AV preamp in the world at any price, despite its lack of HDMI inputs. The consumer-grade preamps that have all of the latest bells and whistles cannot hold a candle to the Meridian 861 in terms of soun...
Sammanfattning: A lot of promises are made by high end audio-video companies. The highest performance, the best value, the latest features and best of all products that are ?future-proof.? I hate to break it to the industry, but there is no such concept as a future-pr...
