I was about to write a very similar post, but Gianni beat me to it.

I suspect many here will find an "MQA Upgrade" to their 861's to be desirable... but that any Upgrade to Atmos / DTS X etc., etc should be optional via Cards or other external devices.

IMHO, there is simply not enough "worthwhile" Movies per annum to justify such an investment... and for one I wouldn't like to pay whatever is necessary to make my 861 16 channel and Atmos compatible etc.

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