I will say, in favour of the 9, that for a while I’d been thinking it would be great if Meridian made a smaller, but still full-range speaker. This might acoustically fit the bill, my other misgivings notwithstanding. I guess if you love, or don’t mind the looks, and if it sounds great and you have the money, why not?

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502