Well there are definitely other AVR/AVP including Pre Pro on this forum that were tested by @amirm but not recommended. Check here:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?pages/Audio_Equipment_Reviews/
Thank you. Listened for "Esja" and "Inner Symphonies" with Dobrawa Czocher.
Cannot say that I loved it but it was definitely interesting and I think I can say I enjoyed it. :)
Sounds (to me) like Michael Nyman with a pinch of Philip Glass.
I would say it is for sure modern classics...
+ extra time for communication and collection of evidence to confirm that it is truly AKM
+ extra time to sell inventory of inferior DAC
+ extra time to "trickle down" from top level overpriced models
I do not think we should expect anything earlier than the end of 2022 before it can even be...
It seems they increased prices by $100 for all models. The reason is probably that they believe people don't have good alternative anyway so the demand is strong and supply is short/disrupted. Which is not an unreasonable assumption. Even if you look at this forum, Denon (and some Marantz) are...
Sounds like a good decision. Quite a few people already came to the same conclusion (including me). If you can afford - it's better to wait. Given chip shortage, supply chain disruption, mess around HDMI 2.1, less than conscientious behavior of some brands (we-know-who)... wait and see looks...
It would be great if OP updated the 1st post in this thread with the summary of information known to date. I believe @peng posted almost full summary a few posts ago. Or if OP is not up to it, maybe we can start a new thread and keep the 1st post up to date?
Just an idea.
1954 recording in Dresden.... Oistrakh at his best.
I believe this is it:
or in better quality on Spotify
Thank you for pointing to it. I haven't listened it for quite a while. And I don't have this recording, it is not part of "The Complete EMI recordings". :)