I wonder if Onkyo customers will actually be able to play MQA on the 8th? I further wonder whether Meridian customers will be able to play MQA on the 8th?

Somehow I doubt it, but I am really looking forward to Meridian's Saturday evening press release, Las Vegas time, of course.

Streaming: Roon, NUC, QNAP869 NAS
2ch system: dCS Vivaldi, Audionet Stern, Audionet Heisenberg, Magico Q1
Retro system: 101/104/105, Red Rose Spirit