IMHO Until that time Meridian were the true innovators of digital technology in the home consumer hi-fi market with the others in the industry playing catch up.

Since then Logitech (ex Slim Devices) have led the music server field. M were left to play catch up, having to buy Sooloos off the shelf from a third party and only performing minor performance tweaks since.

The all digital amps (Sharp/NAD/TACT) would once have been Meridian territory but now M concentrate on luxury car installations and "all in ones" like the F80/M80.

I had something similar in format back in the early 80's... hardly cutting edge frown

They make nice projectors too but hardly within the range of the typical home consumer.

Shame. I loved my 208. It made a mockery of the NAIM guys, racks bursting with a myriad of boxes and cables.. The 208 sounded better and was more stylish too! Remember the launch of the M10's with multiple side firing drivers? Wow! Space age...