Talking to a Meridian rep at one of the shows in NY yesterday and it turns out that some/all of the problems I was having with the iTunes Repository are apparently due to a "known bug" introduced in the last software update--which Meridian is "actively working to resolve."

Sooloos C15, 2x2TB TwinStores, Meridian 808.5, BSG Tech QOL, Allnic L-5000, FirstWatt SIT-1s, Zu Dominance; Modwrighted Oppo BDP95, Classe SSP-800, Sony VPL-VW50 Pearl.