02-23-07: Mtkhl567
I fail to understand how a Denon 3910 could be playing in the super high-end market and be significantly better than Emmlabs.
All that's required is some more homework, Henry. You'll discover that an APL Denon 3910 has very little to do with a stock Denon after being re-engineered with completely new APL electronics. Think NASCAR. The high performance Chevys, Fords and Toyotas on the track have nothing whatsoever in common with cars off the assembly line. So too the APL Denon 3910, and the APL NWO 2.0 based on an Esoteric player.
An opportunity to hear one will take care of the rest.
APL HiFi products are made in California, but they are not marketed on a large scale. Primarily word of mouth.