Originally Posted by howiebrou
Originally Posted by VirusKiller
Details of the 800-series trade-up deal in the UK

- The trade-up runs from 1st February to July 31st 2010.

- All existing 861's (v1/v2/v3/v4) can be traded-in for a graphite, silver or black* 861v6 (and, presumably, Meridian Select colours at a 20% premium).

- All existing 808's and 808i's (.1/.2) can be traded-in for a graphite, silver or black* 808.3 (and, presumably, Meridian Select colours at a 20% premium).

- Dealers do what they want with the traded-in units. The units will not be going back to Meridian.

- Units may only be traded-in once. I assume that Meridian will do a serial number check on traded-in units.

861v6 trade-up prices

- Price when trading in an 861v1 or v2 = �7,500 (saving of �4000 vs. RRP of �11,500)

- Price when trading in an 861v3 or v4 = �6,500 (saving of �5000 vs. RRP of �11,500)

808.3 trade-up prices

- Price when trading in an 808(.1) = �7,500 (saving of �2,500 vs. RRP of �10,000)

- Price when trading in an 808.2 = �6,250 (saving of �3,750 vs. RRP of �10,000)


* TBC, but I've heard nothing to suggest that silver or graphite units will be at a premium, as suggested in another thread.

Wow! i need to find 12,750 quid to upgrade my 808i.2 and 861 V.4 to the new boys.

My 808 is from late 2008 and the 861 from early 2009. The upgrade prices are almost identical to the price I paid for each item.

Ouch.

Plus, if you need analog output capability in the 861v6, that is going to cost you another 1,500 quid or so!

My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.