Haha, I lived abroad for many years - perhaps that accounts for some un-English directness?

Also, I missed your comment on USB vs ID41 earlier. I directly tried this comparison when I had a v3. ID41/Roon, to my ears, walked all over the USB input, it wasn't even close. This was into 7200.2.

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502