My experience echo’s Colin’s. The Trinnov optimisation\EQ is just too good. For stereo sources it’s far better than Meridian’s RC and for MC sources it’s in a different league. For MQA, a first unfold in Roon followed by Trinnov optimisation is very difficult to beat IMHO.

With respect to price, the basic Altidude 32 model isn’t too far away from the cost of 861v8 + UHD722 combination. It’s only when you add an extra 8-channels or more and the 3D codecs that the price really racks up. Pity the Altitude 16 doesn’t have digital outputs.

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.