I don't begrudge Phase 3 charging me a reasonable amount for their service as it was very prompt. If the Meridian stock response is now "go to the dealer" then this group will soon up-skill to be able to perform most service work in house.

I still think an 18 month lifetime for a quality component is unreasonably short, however.

I was told that the PSU output voltage has to be set up very accurately to ensure correct operation. I know that 5.2V is mentioned above and I thought that 5.18V was mentioned on Saturday. If this degree of accuracy is required then I am a bit concerned about the tolerancing issues of the electronics design if it is all really this sensitive.

Anyway, I will see how long it lasts now.

Malcolm