Originally Posted by Ian
Does the lifetime subscription include all future updates or is it open ended and future enhancements cost extra? I.e. could promised extras like MQA or DSD end up costing?
A question also worth considering against any Meridian purchases!!

For example, let's say that 12 months ago you paid ~£50k for an 818v2 plus a D8kSE pair.......and you bought the kit after perusing much of the Spec Sheet promises of "Upgradeability" and "Firmware Updates" etc., etc

What "guarantee" were Meridian offering 12 months ago about either DSD or the-yet-to-be-announced MQA??

And as we stand in June 2015, what guarantee do you have that you will not need to pay more to the £50k you've already paid, in order to enjoy MQA??.........[in fact it's pretty clear that it will cost you more to get "full-fat" MQA into the 12 month old kit!!]

So as regards your question about Roon and Lifetime Subscription........do you know if Meridian plan to charge a Licence Fee to Hardware / Software suppliers??......I certainly don't know.......I strongly suspect Roon and other manufacturers don't know.......and it may be that even Meridian don't know what they're going to do

So how could Roon [or any other supplier] offer MQA as part of their Lifetime Subscription, when they don't know how much, if anything, it's going to cost them??

IMHO, it's reasonable to expect that the Roon product you see today to evolve greatly over time......and features and flexibility will be added......and many of these features will be included as part of the lifetime subscription.....that is a reasonable expectation

To expect MQA or Dolby Atmos for Music [my invention] be included is unrealistic.......at least until Meridian and Dolby announce that their Licensing will be free to manufacturers

Last edited by Ronnie; 2015-06-14 21:23.
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