I'm glad you received good service from Meridian. I wish I had.
I recently purchased a G57 that hummed quite loudly. It took a week for them to reply to my voice and email. I was told by my dealer that they no longer wish to deal directly with customers.
They had my amp for five weeks. This time they ignored my voice mail but apologised via email for their poor service, but failed to mention my amp.
I got the hump and also a full refund from my dealer who could only apologise.
It's a great shame because I don't ever recall hearing a bad word against Meridian