What do you think will be the preferred, and options for, connections between M's newest components with Speakerlink and MMHR(808.2, DSP7200, DSP8000.2, Sooloos, AC11, HD61),their older components (eg, G and 800 series), and their next release components (player, surround processor)?

I start my thinking/wondering from the inputs to my 7200 - x1 RJ45/Speakerlink and x1 digital audio SPDIF. I prefer Speakerlink as the quality is there and the cost of cabling is less.

Currently the 808.2 goes direct to the RJ45 and G processor to the SPDIF. In the future with all Speakerlink components if only the Speakerlink/RF45 to the 7200s is used then there will be a need for a hub such as the HD61 and/or a new processor. Then there is Sooloos to complicate or assist.

How much is the HD61 a component for mainly backward compatibility instead of for the future?

So it's not just what M will release next but what we can do with the connections supplied. From the start I got caught waiting for the AC11 to be released to make the old Comms (eg in G series) work with the new Comms (Speakerlink). When the AC11 was released I found out I could not connect the way I wanted (Speakerlink). Fortunately there was a software adjustment to correct the Comms.

The question asked here is a different focus to just what components will M release next.

The joy of uncertainty.