Hello Bruce,

I have been reading your excellent commentary on the 218 zone controller and other comments on the AC200 and MC200. Much of the advice is directly relevant to my own plans.

I suspect I am not alone in believing the present situation obstructs purchase decisions as follows:
  • M is restructuring and augmenting much of its product range
  • We are not told authoritatively which products will be partially or wholly replaced.
  • There is no quantified definition of audio output for specific items. For example, what is the quantified difference between the audio output of an AC200 compared to a MC200. Here I am ignoring other capabilities.
  • MQA capabilities are not specified for individual units. In some cases this is not relevant but the information would still be useful.

When a product becomes obsolete there is a major fall in resale value over night. Hence until the product line up is significantly more settled my purchase decisions must be deferred.

If you have information as to when matters may become more settled you have my every attention.

Very best wishes,
Geoff

System 1. AVI S21 amplifier, Meridian 504 tuner, Meridian 218 zone controller, ATC SCM35 passive speakers.
System 2. HUMAX Freesat Foxsat receiver, Pioneer PDP427XD Plasma TV, UHD722,Apple TV, G61RSL, AC12, DSP3300 centre, 2 X DSP5000 96/24 Smileys.