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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.

BTW Henry, your outstanding system screams for an APL digital source.

I heard the APL on two systems, one being mine. Synergy is the thing. For a particular SET system, it breathed dynamics and presence into the system. In my own highly resolving system, it sounded like a basket of bones. As for the Toshiba, don't get me started.

In my own highly resolving system, [the APL] sounded like a basket of bones.
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers)

Sounds like you need to do some fixin' to your system.

:)

Just breakin' balls...

Jazze22: TAS 1/07 under 2006 Product(s) of the Year Awards lists the Budget Component of the Year for '06 as the Oppo DV-970HD (149.US).

TAS magazine also features an article by Chris Martens , p.26 regarding the Oppo. Based on the glowing review I purchased the DV-970HD which supports DVD-audio/Video,SACD,HDCD and CD and provides HDMIoutputs w/ 720p/1080i upconversion directly from www.Oppo.com .

I then compaired the Oppo to a fully out-rigged EAD combo that initially retailed for approx.$5K(US). The Oppo in-terms of sonic layering ,soundstage & presence thrashed the EAD no small feat in my book.

If you have not already made up you mind buy the 970 and pocket the savings.