I switched to the Trinnov at the end of last summer. I have owned M since the mid 1990s and have slowly upgraded my system to its current state.

I started with the 565 then 568 and 861v3, 4, 6 and 8. Speaker wise I’ve had 5000s, 5500s and now 8000s along with a few of Ms subs along the way. So needless to say I’m a big M fan.
I started talking to Rick (Audio Images) about the Trinnov when it seemed that M wasn’t going to extend the 861s life past it’s current version. Rick was extremely helpful and is very knowledgeable on the Trinnov. When the 271 came out I saw the handwriting on the wall (as far as the 861 ever supporting advanced audio codecs). It made me sad in a way as I loved my 861.

As I mostly use my system for movies these days I decided to take the plunge to go with Trinnov. I contacted Bruce (CMB Integrations here on the board) as he was running a Black Friday special on the Trinnov/271 combination at the time and we started talking about all of it. One thing led to another and I traded my 861/HD621/800 in for the Trinnov/271. Bruce was a new Trinnov dealer back then and has been learning quickly. He was / is great to work with.

All that to say the Trinnov is a big step up over the 861 in all of its capabilities. There is a huge learning curve if you want to get the most out of it and I’m still in the early stages of learning what it can do.

The Trinnov is what the 861 should have become IMHO.

I feel we are very fortunate to have Rick for the UK and Bruce for the US on this board for those wanting to go to the Trinnov (Also for all your M needs) - both very knowledgeable and highly recommended.

My gear: Trinnov CI, 271, 8000.1(SEs), 7200.1 HC (SE), 320s, 3200s, Seaton F18 subs, MS200 (2nd zone), 218, 210.
Other: JVC RS-4100 projector, Lumagen Pro Radiance, Panamorph DCR anamorphic lens, Stewart G4 130 screen, Kaleidescape Strato K, Rvolution 4K player and Zapitti NAS, Oppo BDP-203,Roon Nucleus