Out of curiousity, I just checked the data sheets for the SE speakers, and found:

Originally Posted by Datasheet
MQA – Master Quality Authenticated
Special Edition DSP Loudspeakers fully support Meridian's revolutionary MQA process, which delivers the accurate sound of the studio – guaranteed. When fed from an MQA decoder (such as that in the 800 Series Reference products), the SE Loudspeaker 'renders' the audio and displays the sample rate at which the original master recording was captured.
It sounds like the intent is to say that the SE speakers can fully render the benefits of MQA, not natively decode MQA.


Living room: 818v3, Audio Research D150, Maggie 1.6
A/V room: 861v8, DSP7200SE L/R/C, 4x DSP320 surrounds, ID41 + Roon, UHD722, Prime+PS