Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems Is the 861 a dead end?

My (limited!) understanding of MQA is that it has to be done at the very last stage- thus wouldn't it need to be a choice of either analog output on the processor or send MQA along digitally to digital speakers where the final decoding occurs?

I agree with you guys- the risk here is Meridian is not capturing mindshare. Rather they are losing it. Does it matter that we are more enthusiast based on the forum? Maybe it doesn't really matter in the short- medium term. But I would argue to Meridian, if they are listening, that we represent a somewhat advance look at the likely problems on the horizon, we are like a canary in a coal mine.

If I were looking at another system today I would think long and hard about going with something like that nice Steinway- another proprietary system. I think I'd be looking at something that involved some chunky amps and maybe B&W speakers or maybe Sonus Faber- very different speakers but Ive enjoyed both over the years.