I'm new here and would like to thank everyone for the great information on the Meridian product line.

My goal is to get the latest firmware upgrade into my 861 V 4.2

When I load the firmware with the CD (version 861_42 build date 12/5/06) that came with the upgrade I have no problems.

Now I'm Trying to load the new version (861_424) and get some really strange results.

During the loading cycle I get the "Bad Code Combination" notice till the last file goes in. This ahould be OK because the message is flagging a mismatch and is not an error per se.

The odd thing is that after the new code is and the 861 rebooted. The unit will play also but the volume level of each speaker will oscillate especially in the lower frequencies. I went back to the older version of firmware and an its OK.

Anyone else have this problem with the new firmware?

Not related question: When I set L/R main speakers to small in mconfig what is the slope of the crossover point?

System: 861 V4.2, Rowland 501Monos, Velodyne dd15, 598, Aerial Model 9s w/ CC5