There's no Black & White here. It's always a combination of the two IMHO, especially for the Technical people here. So......

A "Press Release" or some kind of a Technical Memo from Meridian explaining what they've done to make the 861v6 sound better to its predecessor (I'd be happy to sell them mine above for a tener wink ) Such a Technical Statement would cause me (and most here I suspect) to go look & demo the new Products

However, it would only be after my Ears had been persuaded that I would consider getting my cheque book out

Personally, I like to Technically understand why a Product MIGHT be better. Probably not too different to having a justification for where my money might have been spent

But if I can't hear it, I won't buy it.

For example, Meridian said that the 808 was better with CD's than the 800 and offered reasons why. Never heard the differences, never bought one.

They subsequently said the 808.2i was better than the 808 & 800 and offered reasons why. Sceptically, I went and listened but this time the improvements were clear

God, I really wish Meridian would communicate more often on this Forum or even on their own website. It took me about 20 minutes to write my post of yesterday about the fictional 961 Press Release. Meridian could probably write it in 10 minutes as they have the facts. It would clear up so much speculation and disappointment around here


Last edited by Ronnie Hurley; 2010-01-25 11:09.
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