Not offering an end user the chance to upgrade the units themselves does crush the second hand market a lot, and this is a worry, I bought my 5200s as a stepping stone, as I did the G61r and the 568.2mm before that, and I have over the years upgraded, knowing that I will get good money back on the items already purchased, I doubt many walk in and buy a pair of 8000s as their first step into the world of Meridian?

Just wondering, my main board from my new 5200s is at Meridian at the moment being reapired as it was DOA, what will happen if it comes back with a different firmware as to when it left and now doesn't match the other speaker??

Will I have to lug the whole speaker back to the dealer again to update it??

It was 100 miles to buy them, 100 miles to take them back, will be 100 miles to collect them once repaired and so I do have my fingers crossed that it won't be another 100 miles and more time off work to get the firmwares right. If it is I will be selling them and moving in a different direction.
There have been a few times over the years that my system has had a wobbly and I have had to reinstall firmware to correct it, an hour doing it all in the evening is a pain, days without the system and time off work to sort the issue is just not doable for me.


You can see why people have concerns.

No Darling, I've had it months!