Meridian is never specific beforehand on HOW they will solve something but these things is the WHAT for the 861 owners:

1. Best in class Immersive Audio Capability, that technically means more channels AND good non-time-smearing algorithms that handles positional and virtual speaker layouts to get the most benefits and flexibility from Immersive Audio.

2. MRC updated with less detrimental and better precision algorithms with what has been learned from MQA research.

3. Multichannel ID4x audio endpoint to finally give the 861 the multichannel music capability it lost when the 800 series DVDA went to the grave in the new guise of Sooloos/Roon streaming multichannel audio. DXD/DSD 5.1 native or converted to MCH MQA.

4. Mconfig migrated to a realtime App able to control all Immersive audio capabilities and configuration over ID4x ethernet card. Modernise the Configurate/Save/Store process and make everything realtime with Apply/Save/Undo.

5. A modern INFORMATIVE HD Front panel for the year 2017? Or do we aim to directly go to the Virtual Reality Minority Report display/configuration in 2020? wink



DSP8000SE, DSP7200SEHC, DSP5200SE sides, DSP7200SE rears, 861v8, 210, Sim2 Ultranero 4, Stewart Cinecurve 2.35:1, XEIT CM-5E Anamorphic lens, Dune HD Duo Cinema 8K and Wireworld Platinum 48G HDMI -> UHD722 -> Shunyata Omega Ethernet. Shunyata/Furutech power-cables/filters. SR Master Fuse@861v8. Uptone Etherregen with 10MHz OCXO clock.