So are we who bought Meridian's most advanced processor to not only handle stereo but also multichannel suppose to buy a 818v3 or 808v6 and bypass the 861 and go directly to the main front speakers with separate SL cabling and manually go and switch cables at the main speakers to be able to listen to MQA?

We not only have to upgrade all our speakers to SE (that I can understand) but also not be able to use their flagship processor at all for MQA...

One surprising thing I did notice in the Swedish Distributer recommended price list (just released via email) was that there now seam to exist a DSP8000SEHC horizontal center - is this a typo from them or have Meridian released a new top of the line center speaker? It does not appear on Meridian's site and I have not seen any news about that...

Current main Sweden: 861v8, 808v6, UHD722, Oppo 103, Dell S718QL short throw Laser 4K HDR
8KUSE, 7200HCUSE, 3200
Other apartment: 818v3, MD600, 5200SE
Study : Meridian Prime Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 820
on the go Focal Bath's
Not connected(possibly for sale): G95, F80, HD621, 7200HC.2, 218