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Frank
It may surprise you to learn that others on this site are aware of the options, and I had already posted about the �500 / $1,000 AC11 on Page 2 of this very thread

However, there are many here (including funnily enough, Meridian until recently) who are dead set against the introduction of more Jitter Inducing Digital Input and Output stages than are necessary. And the AC11 (and AC12) is certainly in that "more Digital Input / Output stages than are necessary" category

I repeat: If Meridian had chosen to maintain SPDIF Inputs on these Speakers, then they remain just as appealing to the New Users you speak of, but equally they would not have appeared to close themselves off to the far larger Legacy User market

It's fine if you agree with Meridian's approach and disagree with about 95% of the posters on this thread alone. However, I don't think it's a very good idea to try and take on each and every one of those posters, just because they happen to disagree with what appears to be Meridian's new approach on their new DSP's, I.e. Eliminate the SPDIF Input

Meridian have already taken that approach with their Processors with the net result being that many here have posted that they have stalled on any Upgrade plans to 861v6 or G61SL / G68SL

When Meridian could have added SPDIF Output Boards at marginal costs to these Processors and still maintain their attraction to the Large Legacy Market, and still CHOOSE not to, is a very Dissappointing MYSTERY to many here.

It's also a mystery how these "sideline the legacy market plans" are in any way good for Meridian's own Sales and Business Plans

Perhaps trying to understand the long background to the reasons behind the mostly negative posts here might be more productive than trying to take on each poster, one at a time