And now for some other comments.
"The dynamics had much more impact and were much more realistic compared to the Meitner, the bass extension was much greater and deeper, the individual instruments were much more palpable and articulate."
"The thing that stood out for me was the dimensionality on the APL Denon. The music seemed to have more depth, giving me a greater sense of being in the presence of the performance."
"Dimensionality, including depth of soundstage, width, layering and consistency of image focus were superior with the APL. So was articulation, especially in the midbass and bass area."
"Transparency and natural presentation clearly favored the APL. Dynamics and presentation of contrasts in the musical passages were excellent."
"I preferred the more articulated, dynamic sound of the APL on all material. I know a few liked the timbral aspects of the Meitner, but they were mostly analogue/tube guys."
"To me, the Meitner sounded less dynamic with a restricted bandwidth which translated to a softened high end, a muddier bottom, yet less midrange resolution than the APL. Go figure!"
"When we first listened to the Meitner combo on an SACD classical piece, my initial impression was that is sounded very, very good -- world class, in fact. When we played the same classical track on the APL Denon, it was a completely difference experience. The best way to describe my reaction was "jaw dropping". What I was hearing was NOT digital music reproduction at all. Call it analog sounding, or whatever you want, but it was without doubt, very, very, different than ANY other digital player I've EVER heard".
