Well you can call it 861v8.2 upgrade and it would be fair game. wink

The MQA card/system upgrade has been more than hinted. It actually sounded like it would get out a couple of times before. Apart from selling those cards, they will also encourage SE upgrades/speakers.

So in that sense to get 861v8 upto 24/192 engine standard as the 818v3 (room correction could be applied in higher bitdepths as well) and add an MQA input card which would let us do Trifield on MQA sources.

I actually think an 861v8.2 with 24/192 and MQA would sound terrific and a worthy upgrade step in real soundquality which we all crave.

That would also apart from the added interest in Meridian again, spark some much needed investments from 861 customers who do own several pairs of DSP speakers and have the potential to SE upgrade several pairs of speakers...

It is long overdue and Meridian I actually think it would spark more interaction with your customers again. Those general FB/twitter posts doesn't really count. Ask the question WHY people got interested and continued to invest in their Meridian setups and analyze why they haven't for some time. The answer might be you didn't give them a reason. MQA/24-192 engine is a good reason for the 861 owners. But don't let it come too late, keep up the interest in your brand, never stagnate.

In the meantime we're getting a Tesla to keep us busy. smile

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.