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Absolutely, continuation of the old model would have seen Meridian in big, if not terminal, trouble.

However, another old adage is not to throw the baby out with the bath water...

Would you care to elucidate regarding the 2nd sentence?

Mark S

Would you care for Volume Two or Volume Three..........

I don't think there is much point in going over probably about 50% of the posts here over the past two years

The Highlights???

* Trifield Fix..........
* No direct Support or Contact from Meridian in any form...............
* The last Q&A, which included Critical Setup Questions for some here is still outstanding 15 months later..........
* The Q&A before that took 6 months to get answers................
* the Promised but still Undelivered Apodizing Updates for Processors and Speakers.............
* Release of the AC12 without it being even tested to see if it provided the most basic functionality................i.e. that the 2nd Speakers would produce a Sound
* The release of new Processors without any design considerations for the thousands of installed users of DSP's without Speakerlink
* Data Sheets and Brochures being flat out wrong and misleading

And I'm sure that I'm missing a lot of other important ones

Why are these important??..........Because there are plenty of Meridian users, here and elsewhere, who have either stalled on Upgrading or simply jumped ship, because of how they now perceive Meridian compared to a few years back

Lost Sales and Lost Revenue to Meridian............

Let me add that quality control on even flagship speakers is questionable. I could get into specifics but shall refrain; let's just say that if the quality of the car audio is like the quality of $70k pair of speakers there will be much monies lost on car audio repairs due to lemon laws and such.

And the fact that M can't fix basics and deliver on sw promises but instead enters new markets is.........well........sooner or later the "aspirant" will from the Range Rover forum stumble into this here forum................that will not bode well for M...................

"a hard drive-based virtual 10 CD multiplayer"

10 CD multiplayer? How ridiculous. You could fit a 64GB SDHC card and fit about 200 CDs worth of FLAC files in there.

Does it apodize?

I can't see the problem releasing a system for a high end car, I think the damage may come from having the Victoria Beckham name attached to it, it is just so cheesy.

However, if it turns out to be the best OEM sound system ever released it can only do good.

To be pedantic, the Evoque isn't high end. Sure it's not Nissan Micra territory, but it's not the top end of Land Rover's range either.

Don't get me wrong - I'm all for Meridian quality reaching more people, but this seems wrong for the brand.

Roughly equivalent to Bose or B&O I reckon.

Middle market, middle volume positioning. The Mclaren tie in is good high end stuff but this is just a few hundred systems. You need a higher volume to make sense of the economics and hence LR.

Is this the way Meridian is going? Forget support for the 8XX and GXX. You bring out the M80 and car audio systems.

As for 10 virtual CDs, yes, totally inadequate. My car system has 12.5GB free for tunes.

BTW, is it alright to talk about cars now or is it still taboo?

if quality control is solid it may not be wrong for brand, but only AFTER they satisfy promises and address bug-fixes etc.

Considering some of the new management are from B&O ... go figure - the culture & aspirations will probably reflect this - the "Style over substance" ethos.

You are correct about QA on automotive supply. The wide temperature range and vibration all serve to expose quality problems. Just look at Linn on Aston Martins. They caught a big cold with their stuff.

In reality, you don't need the "ultimate" Meridian sound in the car. The environment just doesn't lend itself to ultra HiFi. Maybe the mid market option is the way to go.

How can it be wrong when other high end companies like Dynaudio (Volvo) and Burmester (Porsche Panamera) have already jumped into that pool....

If it makes a profit, maybe their will be more recources for other fields....and issues to address....