Dogen

Totally agree. Nothing after I read that mattered. I have too many prog rock, live albums, and classical to deal with that nonsense.

Lack of gapless playback is an immediate deal breaker, in my opinion.

Denon did some quasi-anechoic recordings of a symphony orchestra in the late '80s. Here's some info from Stereophile. Aalto University...

Thanks Amir. And there I was, anticipating another rubber-stamped, glowing endorsement of SMSL. What a shock. What's next - Topping?