If the speculative 861v9 is to support Atmos, etc., it would have to support more than eight channels. And it would have to start being very friendly towards mixed analogue and digital speaker set-ups as high-wall ceiling mounted DSPs would be a very specific niche. The current back panel layout looks like a limiting factor here.

Height speakers seem like the sort of thing a SOTA processor should support so there may be drivers outside Atmos, etc.

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