Thanks so much for the information. I will admit, I was a little heart broken that they didn't, even if they do/did have good reason.

I guess I thought I would be upgrading this all my life, buy the best and go out with the best smile.

I am going to have to re-think this whole setup since my 861 won't easily accept a connection (except old fashion single ended coax) from my Bluray player. I just spoke to my dealer and he says my 861 cannot be upgraded but he will try to get me a deal through Meridian for another unit.

I have some big decisions to make and research to do. I remember how long it took to make all this happen before, but the return of investment was spectacular.

McIntosh MX135, Marantz Cinema 40, Meridian 800v2, ATC Active Speakers, McIntosh MC7300 amps, Panasonic DMP-BDT500 3D BDP, Panasonic Viera 55" VT60 Plasma TV, Monitor Audio Studio Atmos Speakers, Parasound 1500amp, Emotiva 7 channel amp, HTPC running JRiver streaming Movie and Music library over HDMI.