Let me respond first to the bullet points.

All companies are constantly revamping and augmenting their product lines. Not all tell everyone of their plans. Enjoy the music now and stop worrying about what might come next. With that attitude one would never buy a new car as the next year might be better.

I am not sure what you mean by quantified definition of output. Are you looking for detailed specifications such as THD? Or, are you speaking of sound quality which is subjective?

As for MQA capability for individual uints, this is quite clear in that either they do or they don't.

As for resale value, traditionally electronics resale values are under performing at best. At least Meridian products are well know for outlasting their peers many times over. If I ever based an electronics purchase mainly on concern about obsolescence or resale value, I would never buy anything and where is the fun in that? Our audio hobby is about passion and our love of music, not about investment value.

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