Did you know that the SOLE US repair facility is only 2 hours from Birmingham in Douglassville GA off I-20. You could drive them over. Marc Koval, dealer, member here, US REPAIR facility contractor/owner and with Meridian in some capacity for 30 years is there. HE doesn’t have a listening room. You should take Bruce up on his offer. He might let you have his excess pair of white 8000SEs for a “song’.

James
NC1: 861v8, ID41, 218, 251(to outdoors), DSP8000SEUG, 7200SEC, DSP520 rears, Apple TV, DirecTV, Oppo BD103, QNAP251, Roon
NC2-M7005, Triad Silver Speakers,Acurus Amps

FL1: 861v4, ID40, 218, MS200, DSP8000SEs, DSP7200SEC, DSP5000s, DirecTv, AppleTv, OppoBD103, QNAP469, Roon
FL2: Marantz 7005, 251, M60s,60C,33s, Oppo BDP-93,MS200, Roon