Originally Posted by VirusKiller
Following last night's listening: In short, MQA via ID41/818v3/861v4LPSU/6k is at least the equal of my best 96k and 192k material via ID40/861v4LPSU/6k, which is to say a lovely experience. TBH, it's probably better.
That fits with my experience - 818v2/861v4/LPSU was basically on the level of the 861v4/LPSU/ID40. Haven't heard it with MQA, but I'm sure that adds an extra dimension no matter what you put after it.

Originally Posted by VirusKiller
That said, I'm not going to pretend that my system is up there with an 818v3 and SE loudspeakers (although the 6ks do have that lovely effortless scale). I think that those sparkling Beryllium tweeters, EBA, and the wide bandwidth electronics are needed to take it to the level of absolute realism that I've heard MQA deliver with 5200SEs and 7200SEs.
I personally didn't get on with the 5200SEs. I found them overly bright and lacking in depth and scale after being used to 6Ks (and having listened in the same room) - not enough 'meat on the bones'. I'm sure the 7200SE, and particularly 8000SE, are a step up (I've not heard them yet) but I wouldn't swap 6Ks for 5200SEs.

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502