at $3500 it is one of the best cd player I ever heard. It even held its ground against the Naim CD1, Copland CDA 288. I even had a go with it against the Sonic Frontier SFCD-1 and found it on par with it. A superb player , a major plus, even has HDCD capabilities with a 24 bit DVD proof DAC. Rarely you can find such a good player from such a new company . An audiophile dream come true.....excellent..

Meridian is by no means a new company. They've been a leader in audio digital technology for a few decades. It's not surprising that this player is one of the best out there...