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I am no sort of salesman. I was just using it as shorthand for "The thing which will keep people buying Sooloos despite the heavy competition."

Any plans for:

1) Spotify integration.
2) iPlayer integration.
3) M80 + Sooloos.

I don't care that "Meridian doesn't do roadmaps". A certain group of people won't be buying Sooloos until such roadmaps and features exist.

There are lots of options for the computer literate who don't mind ripping their CDs on a computer and running a server or maintaining a NAS. Now for the individual who is not computer literate or just doesn't want the hassle, there are many fewer options.

I look at Sooloos a bit like Kadeliscape. Sure, you can build an HTPC and rip all your DVDs and Blu-rays using AnyDVD and your ripper of choice, experiment with a variety of menu and playback software options, set up a multi-terabyte RAID, etc., but if you can afford Kalidescape is that really what you want to do with your time?

Let's not lose site of Meridian's primary market.

It also just happens that Meridian's touch screen interface, search paradigm and sound quality are exceptional.

Frank

Please could you ask when appodising will be delivered for non-SL 8ks.

And more flexible bass management for the 861v6 would be nice. And a standby indicator.

Many thanks.

Hi Asa,
just wonder why you want apodizing in 8k's if you run an 861v6 ?

I don't recall anyone claiming that apodizing in 7200 or 5200 has revolutionised the sound.

cheers

If you do not want to be lied to, I would not bother asking for any firmware updates ...

AS I understand it, you Apodise Once and as early as possible.

So if you have an Apodising Player, its done.

If you use a processer with Apodising, its done for other Non apodised sources played through the processor.

If you have just a source and DSP Speakers, they (The Speakers) can Apodise as well.

Have I got this correct?

Cheers Chris

And if they have to "approve" your answers I would not bother asking any questions. It only makes things worse.

I see no harm in asking. Who knows, they may have good news for us.

How about "do they intend to answer the HH2 questions and, if so, when?"?

Sorry, I have very little time for Meridian as a company any more.

That's shocking, with you being an employee....

Cheers

George

We read in another thread that Ronnie prefers decoding bitstream in the processor (861) rather than at source. Would it not therefore be nice if that signal could be distributed to 8ks with apodising? What do you think?

Although no-one talked about apodising revolutionising the sound of 5k2s (the 7k2s were of course born with it, so we cannot make the comparison)I think most people were pleased with the upgrade. Though I would agree that there was no general and sustained outburst of gratitude for a free upgrade, and any feelings of goodwill seem to have long since evaporated.

But I do think it odd that apodising should have been given to non-SL 5k2s, and not the 8ks which represented a far greater commitment to the brand on the part of their owners.