Meridian make high-end quality products that Alan wanted to last. It's not like a "sell new chips in a new box every year" Apple con, with it's obsolescence by design. I don't even think its a fair comparison.

Meridian should either support their product base (unlikely since the founders have departed to audioheaven) or make public domain. Companies that don't support their client base, don't survive for long. And given the price-point of their products, will once its lost customer loyalty, cease to stay viable because of it.

I think most of us on this forum would be lost without the like of Duncan and MrTecGuy's support info.

561, HD621, DSP5000s(24/96), DSP33C, DSP33 surrounds, Pioneer DV575A CD/SACD/DVD-A, Panasonic DB170
(561 to be replaced with G68 shortly.)