Meridian M1 active speakers and 208 CDP/Pre

[KJM]

Not mine but an elderly friend who's jazz loving husband sadly passed away. I'm helping her clear the way with an imminent move into a smaller property and was wondering whether there might be some love out there for this vintage kit. Also what should she expect as a fair price?

[struth]

Not sure myself. I we ill have to move it to blank canvas. I will leave a redirect

[Made in 1968]

Never seen any M1 for sale 2nd hand but i do remember they were a very expensive speaker back then..

[struth]

If in good nick I'd think north of 500 for m1.

Sure there were a pair on sale here once.

[KJM]

Thanks Grant. The do appear to be in more than reasonable nick given their age as does the CDP. Beryl won't be expecting top dollar for them given she was advised around £300 by another friend which I thought a little light. I just want to ensure they don't get carted off as part of the scheduled house clearance.

Best regards, Kevin

[Made in 1968]

Yeh i just been looking at them i was thinking more £500, Does you friend have the Meridian '101B' pre amp?

[KJM]

Thanks Andre. I didn't see a 101B just the 208. I unplugged a Mitchell TT (she's keeping that for sentimental reasons) from the 208. There's a separate meridian control unit which appears to cover source selection etc.

[Made in 1968]

Thats a '101'

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERIDIAN-CONTROL-UNIT-101-PRE-AMPLIFIER-SERVICED-MM-MODULE-FITTED/133249830790?hash=item1f064f0f86:g:bYoAAOSwK8BeMBg N

[Patrick Dixon]

Although that 101 is a bit over-optimistically priced and has been on eBay for a while!

I'm quite temped by the M1s although goodness only knows what I would do with yet another pair of speakers. I reckon £500 for them is about the right ballpark though.

[Barry]

Looking on HiFiShark, two sets of Meridian M1s went for about £1,000 a pair. Considering they are active speakers, I would have thought £750 to be reasonable.

[KJM]

Andre, doing a bit of research it seems it's the preamp section of the CD208 that's controlling the M1's. There must also be a phono module included given the Mitchell deck was connected. There's a separate remote control 'slab'. Apparently the 208 was £1,490 back in 1990 (without the phono module)!

Patrick, thanks. I'm going to have to pop back to Beryl's plug it all in and have a proper listen. I know you mean though. I've 3 pairs already and amps and tt's to go with them all!!

Thanks again guys.

[Made in 1968]

Its the turntable that knocked me off. I dont know that CD/Pre. I was never interested in Meridian after the Zebra Modular amp came out..

[grog]

I've had about 6 sets of m1's over the years.
They are great speakers if in good condition.
I've seen them go from £500 to £1200 depending on condition colour, version etc.
They were continually improved over production.
Are they black or one of the wood finishes, I had a yew pair which looked stunning.
Share a picture without the grilles and I can help figure out which version they are.

[Made in 1968]

George. Was the Active Crossover basically the Meridian '105' power amp with X Over?

[Mr.Ian]

Looking on HiFiShark, two sets of Meridian M1s went for about £1,000 a pair. Considering they are active speakers, I would have thought £750 to be reasonable.

Me too