Hi Russ,

Interesting feedback, thanks. The 861 is a dinosaur processing-wise so I had banked on a new box with hopefully some trade-in options. My interest in MQA is currently limited.

The lack of a firm committment on the new box is much more of a concern to me. If M want to focus on making incremental (miniscule) improvements to 2-channel repoduction that's their call. However, unless they want to see their HT/multichannel client base rapidly disappear, then they need to give a hint of their roadmap.

Edit: Just read your point 2 again - perhaps it is time to move on.

Main system - Sources (Kodi-HTPC, Vero 4k, FireTV, Sat) into Trinnov Altitude 32 (8-16) (+Roon), Trinnov Amplitude 8 amp & Vivid Audio (Giya G3, V1.5) and REL Stentor III speakers. Others: F80 + Raspberry Pi and other Pi systems.