The 861 may well form part of Meridian's long term plans, but it might not; we simply don't know. At this time, buying an 861v8 for what it does today is the only decision you should make; which probably means not many 861v8 purchases.

If M was to come out with "an upgrade for the 861 is in the works", it's not exactly playing into competitors' hands, is it? OTOH, if they said, "we're *not* planning to upgrade the 861, but it will still be an entirely relevant product in conjunction with some new products that we'd rather not talk about at this time", that's also great info.

At the moment, silence is deadly. The 861v8 is awfully expensive given its current limitations (no MQA, no Atmos etc.) and no knowledge whatsoever as to how it fits into Meridian's product plans.

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