I have followed the various 861 speculation and upgrade threads but, to my recollection, I cannot recall if anyone has posed or pondered the question as to how many channels the brand-new, not backwards compatible, architecture is capable of supporting in the future.

This architecture might be the starting point for >7 channels, multiple sub-woofers, channel-specific subwoofer cross-overs, height channels, etc.

In the spirit of Spinaltap, I would like to confirm that I am not involved in the corrupt theft of a global sport.