I've been thinking a bit more about this....

Unless there is direct input from M into a gathering, then it will be no more than a social gathering (nothing wrong in that as such if one is looking for a themed social)

A store may be tempted to do it, but, unless it's at their store, it's probably a bridge too far also. They might of course get a sale but this is not guarnteed as many would be likely to travel to it and would not naturally be local enough for the aftersales care.

Many years ago (c.1991) I visited the Stanneylands hotel in Knutsford, Cheshire for a Meridian demo evening. I had absolutely no idea who or what Meridian was walking in (a mate of mine talked me in to going along). However, I walked out most impressed. The demo was much better than you get at the Bristol show in that it was far more than 15mins and Bob and Allan did Q&A and literally walked us around the equipment.

The direct effect of this was that I bought my 206B. Was it any good for M in the long run ??
This is a no-brainer based on the number of little blue warranty forms I've posted back since (and the state of my finances!!)

So, I think that it may well be somthing that M could revive if they so wished.

Bob S....over to you.

Rgds,
Nick