I don't think the Outlaws have mentioned any plans for such an upgrade. How critical would that 7th channel be, since the primary purpose of the ICBM is either between DVD-A/SACD players and a receiver or pre/pro (a connection that will remain only 5.1 for the forseeable future -- which these days admittedly doesn't go much past some time next week...) or between a receiver or pre/pro with marginal bass management and an amp (and a receiver with bad bass management is not likely to be producing 7.1). There has been talk about a revised ICBM with 5.1 switching, possibly with volume control to allow it to act as an analog pre/pro -- if they make such a unit, it would make sense to include true 7.1 on it.

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Gonk