I have inquired McIntosh regarding their firmware updates. From McIntosh, "you can get it done at the dealer or have the factory do it." All you guys who claim they are going to dump all their McIntosh equipment, drop me a PM, I may be interested in something. LOL,
You people are always ready to make disparaging remarks before you get all the facts. The factory made this decision because most people have no computer skills and screw up the firmware installation making the unit "bricked".