Steve Heim in New York just upgraded a pair of 8000s to SE for me and IMHO the difference is remarkable. The speakers are tied into a Sooloos server and 861v8.

I particularly liked the fact that these heavy speakers could be upgraded on site rather than having to go back to Meridian.

Sys1:818v3,2x8000SE,Sony654KTV,Roon,UHD722,OppoUDP-203,QNAP48TBserver
Sys2:861v8,2x8000SE,2x5200,Roon,Nakamichi Dragon,Beogram2400.