Sorry to do this, but back on topic for a minute...
I love M kit and have had plenty of it over the years. None of it has ever been bought brand new though. Second hand values may not be the strongest, but that's not an issue if you bought it secondhand in the first place. Nor is it an issue if your kit sounds fantastic and you don't want to sell. The only time it's an issue is when you paid full price and want to move it on. Some people can obviously afford to take that hit (lucky them) and others can't, but once you know something looses a large percentage of it's value once a year or two old you at least know what you're in for.

Someone used the high end car analogy earlier and it's a good one, 7 series BMW resale values are probably a good indicator of the kind of depreciation you can expect from some Meridian kit.

I just seek out the best value kit I can and enjoy it. Does this help M as a company. Well, I might need repairs or upgrades but more importantly it allows others to move on their old kit and buy new. The very very nice chap I bought my DSP7200 speakers from, was selling them to part fund his 8k purchase, so it all plays a part in keeping M in business. I'm sure putting speakers in cars is far more profitable anyway wink