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GeAllan70 01-16-2019 09:56 AM

network...sacd...mqa...
 
oh my!!... :scratch2:

https://audio-head.com/wp-content/up...-2019-7929.jpg

bart 01-16-2019 10:00 AM

Yes indeed!

Piqued my interest also.
2,5-3K retail.

piolaxo 01-23-2019 01:29 AM

The SACD market is still going strong, I like that. At 2.5-3K is definitely taking
advantage of the hole Oppo is leaving behind.

PHC1 01-23-2019 02:09 AM

Sounds like it will offer really good value at that price. https://www.techhive.com/article/333...cd-player.html

PHC1 01-23-2019 02:15 AM

The AK4497 is a very good 32-bit DAC based on AKM’s VELVET SOUND. It will not be the flagship for long though as the 4499 is on the way. No idea what changes the new dac brings nor would I worry about a “newer dac” :D

Formerly YB-2 01-23-2019 04:25 AM

Wonder if it is really "Japanese"? Or, like today's Yamaha gear, made in Malaysia or Vietnam or China or ............. Esoteric and Luxman are two who "keep the faith" (though Luxman did default to China for a bit), but think the mass-market folks have all moved off-shore from Japan for their production, whether in their own factory or from the lowest bidder.

W9TR 01-23-2019 09:59 AM

Funny how when I was growing up ‘Made in Japan’ was synonymous with poorly made cheap garbage and now it appears to be a gold standard.

I draw the line at ‘Made on Earth’. No Martian space garbage for me. Nope. :)

Formerly YB-2 01-23-2019 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W9TR (Post 950266)
Funny how when I was growing up ‘Made in Japan’ was synonymous with poorly made cheap garbage and now it appears to be a gold standard.

Now they've moved the "poorly made cheap garbage" off-shore and make the 'good stuff' at home. Think Marantz & Denon may still be made in the home country, as well.

Too bad about some, like Yamaha. While I haven't looked in a couple of years, a little judicious on-line shopping would show several resellers offering Yamaha's TOTL CDPs & integrated amps that had been repaired under warranty available at excellent pricing.

Plus, this is the "Japanese Exotica" forum. To me, that means "Made in Japan".

PHC1 01-23-2019 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W9TR (Post 950266)

I draw the line at ‘Made on Earth’. No Martian space garbage for me. Nope. :)

https://rlv.zcache.com/marvin_the_ma...rvtype=content

GeAllan70 01-23-2019 02:47 PM

^^^

:laughin:


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