meridian 861 v2.8, is it worth it?

thank you Ramy,that is something i did not know.
we are not all that you want us to be Nrchy,why you have to call some one stupid is beyond me,i am sure you asked some questions at some point,a question asked more than a year ago may get different people answering.

Setting up the Meridian with the new software...downloadable...should be pretty stright forward...I have 861 v4.25...while its a very nice unit...and I think vastly better than Anthem....no processor approaches using a separate high quality analog preamp for your CD, etc replay...

John

So what are some analog preamps (to go with a CD player) that would be superior than the 861 v4? Secondly if processors with analog bypass would also be superior, then what are some choices?