I wonder if Meade or even Celestron before they take a product to market have it thoroughly 'road tested' by people in the know?
If for instance taking the LB again as an example. Having read some of the posts about them and the additional mods made by some, why couldn't Meade have done it right the 1st time. Sure most of these mods are fairly cheap such as replacing the screws on the 2ndry, or ensuring its all black right to the edge. All minor at the end of day, but neverless as a consumer you'd wish they have it better 'sussed'. These mods couldn't be that cost prohibitive for them not to do it initially. Maybe it may come in the next generation of LBs MKIII ??
I guess this is where the Obsession market fills the gap - but the price gap is huge!