I am not sure about this but in order to license new intellectual property (IP) you need :

1) a budget

2) desire (or will) to achieve something new you couldn't without it

3) target customers willing to upgrade to pay you for the privilege of using the new IP

4) yes, in this market, content that requires new IP

5) lawyers

6) engineers to build new solution with new IP

Meridian products have a looooong upgrade cycle, but they are well built and extensible so I am hoping that there is enough #1 so they can hire #6 and #5 so we (customers) can buy #3 and #4's to play #4 on our #3's in our HT's and living rooms.

Primary: 818v3+ID41, M6 stereo pair, M SpeakerLink cabling, Sonos+96kHz Cullen, silver DSW
HT: Marantz prepro, 271, DSP3300, 8K SE FL/FR pair, DSP M6x2, DSP320x4 (ceiling), black DSW, 520 RL/RR rear in-walls
Living Room: G65, 640 L/R in-walls, UHD722, MS600
Vac. Home: G61, HD621, 4xDSP3100, DSP3100HC
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