Haha, yes.

I just find it a little frustrating that, having made a big investment in 818 and Sooloos, I can have all that rich functionality and custom labelling (and with vMSR even custom labels ON the remote) but my speakers will just end up showing something random, and generally outdated in terms of source labelling.

I think it's just annoying that the functionality is clearly there - I recall a few threads a while back where people were modifying Config in some way to do this, etc., until Meridian clamped down on firmware mods in general following people messing with apodising.

Let me be clear - I have no desire to mess with Meridian's copyrights in any way, and they are also right to protect their IP. However, I also think that throwing the baby out with the bath water is overkill, and since we all know the ability is there, it would be nice if Meridian themselves addressed this, or simply opened up custom naming in firmware while leaving more sensitive aspects encrypted, etc.

Or, alternatively, for those with a source capable of custom names, just have the DSP display mirror that on the source - in a way the easiest solution all round?

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502