Ye of little faith.....

The following is 100% pure speculation by me. I have absolutely zero info. I've met some of the people from M once or twice and like them very much but I have not spoken with them in a long time. This is just my own observations:

Up until recently I felt the exact same way and I still have my doubts but I now am changing my conclusion regarding where M is going. When I look back over the past many years it seems to me that M solidified its standing in the high end (800 series and 7000 series speakers), then brought that to the middle- high end (G series, 5000 series speakers). Those product lines are robust enough to keep those customers happy for many years. Then M goes on a product assault for new customers, the non- M geeks so to speak. They announce in/on wall speakers and products like the F80 and the iPod dock. The goal is to reach more people and spread the goodness of the M brand. M is not big enough to do all of this at once so they do it in phases. While they focus on these things, they continue to refine the 800 and G series. They do the 808 CD machine as a way to keep the focus on the really high end nature of the 800 series.

This cannot have gone completely smoothly and no matter what the forecast is, I think what you all are discussing is an inevitable part of the process: some of the core customers, after years of what they might think is neglect, grow antsy and start to wonder just what the mothership is up to. I take the 810 projector as a sign that the high end is making a return to the cross hairs of M's focus. I am very happy for this realization- I might be wrong though. So I think with these new product lines setup and beginning to hum along, Meridian is coming back to address the things that we here would like to see them address.

That said, I think it advisable for Meridian to let the "geeks" know what they will do about our current cause celeb- HDMI. Its been long enough IMHO.

best regards,
Jerry

Last edited by JerryL; 2008-07-18 10:46.
Best regards,
Jerry
Main System: 861v6, DSP8000s in corners, DSP7000s Center and Sides, 1-9 humans.