I don't see it as a bad thing at all. There's clearly a market here - look at the Arcam Solo, B+O things, Linn Classik, etc - so why shouldn't M have a nice steady revenue stream from a competing product with very low support costs. Sure, it's not what this board and its 1%-of-the-1% demographic would wish for, but it will fund those desires over the long term.

Regards

Mark