Frank
It has to be said that if Meridian add $x to a $6,000 Speaker, and add a Display and SPDIF, then

a) They still appeal to the "New Customer" that you describe

b) A whole other market i.e. the Existing Customer base now opens up as well

When the extra cost is absolutely minimal, why essentially close yourself off to that market?? Or to be precise, make them spend an extra $2,500 to plug into the D3200's

Also worth remembering that as we speak in 2010, the number of Legacy Customers with SPDIF & Comms Output only devices still far outweigh those with Speakerlink output devices

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