I'm still thinking that it's a microphone amp. Having seen the recording industry all but give up on Ambisonics, M will be encouraging us to record our lives in that blessed format. It'll be like YouTube, but for audio, and in pure, spatially reproducible Ambisonics.

Should be big with the next Kardashians.

Living room: 818v3, Parasound A23+, Maggie 1.6
A/V room: 861v8, DSP7200SE L/R/C, 4x DSP320 surrounds, ID41 + Roon, UHD722, Prime+PS