Could have been worse…we bought an Avid Merridian Express right before the NAB they introduced the Adrenaline series….our $25k investment within just a few months immediately depreciated to less than 1/3rd it’s original cost. . . just one more year though and it’s paid off ..lol. Did we and do we make money with it? of course….was it what we needed at the time?…yes…does it suck that something newer and better was soon available at similiar or lower cost?….yep!