Meridian 502/557 pre/power

I had this combo, but with different speakers; the 557 is a great amp, the 502, IMO, is ok, if you are not paying a lot for the pre at least you know you will have synergy with the amp, use balanced IC's between the two.

Dick Olsher of the now defunct FI Stereo magazine evaluated the 502 in April of 1997, page 56 giving it a Very positive rating

Thanks for your responses.

I lost the "557" as it has now been sold. there is however a 556 available at a lower price so I could still make a 502/556 combo.

I don't think a meridian/SF combination is very popular.

Remember the 556 is 100 watts while the 557 is 200 watts into 8 ohms.

after using the 557 for 2 years i highly recomend!